{"product_id":"the-water-sensitive-city-isbn-9781118897669","title":"The Water Sensitive City","description":"This book advocates a more thoughtful approach to urban water management. The approach involves reducing water consumption, harvesting rainwater, recycling rainwater and adopting Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) where surface water is not sent straight to drains but is intercepted by features like green roofs, rain gardens, swales and ponds.Cities in particular need to change the existing linear model of water consumption and use to a more circular one in order to survive. \u003ci\u003eThe Water Sensitive City\u003c\/i\u003e brings together the various specialised technical discussions that have been continuing for some time into a volume that is more accessible to designers (engineers and architects), urban planners and managers, and policymakers. \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgement xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Water and Cities 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Molecule 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlue Planet 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Global Water Cycle 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerrain and Water 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeasons and Cycles 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVariations in Rainfall 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging Climates 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAtmospheric Carbon Dioxide 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFossil Fuels and Growth 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ancients and Water 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDams 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLimits 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSanitation 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePollution 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrban Drainage 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePotable Water 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWaste 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRainwater Harvesting 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecycling 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiodiversity 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRestoration 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Future 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrivatization and Regulation 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoordination and Cooperation 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTowards a Better Future 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. A Brief History of Water Supply and Sanitation 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenesis 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBronze Age 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Aqueducts 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNineveh 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nile 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Minoans 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePompeii 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eByzantium 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYucatan 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Incas 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQi 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLijiang 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedieval and Early Modern Europe 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Victorian Period 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGerm Theory 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Great Stink 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModern Sewers and Sewage Treatment 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSewage Treatment Refined 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStandards for Sewage Treatment 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBirmingham Corporation Water Act 1892 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLos Angeles and the Owens Valley 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Demand 33\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic Needs 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonal Consumption 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater Footprint 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDependency 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChina 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGermany 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndia 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndonesia 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpain 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnited Kingdom 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater Footprint of Products 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeat 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVegetable Crops 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePower Plants 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSteel 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMining, Oil and Gas 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Will Water Consumption Peak? 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Supply 43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Roof of the World 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMountains 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForests 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReservoirs 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImpacts of Dams 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLowland Rivers 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLicensing Abstraction 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAquifers 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNitrate 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverabstraction 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesalination 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReverse Osmosis 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImpacts of Desalination 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigh Cost of Desalination 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRainwater Harvesting 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePressure and Pumps 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePipework 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReliant on Rain 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Climate Change and Water 55\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimate Changes 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Greenhouse Effect 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCallendar 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKeeling 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAtmosphere and Oceans 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetails of the Carbon Cycle 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe IPCC 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStern and the Financial Crisis 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e400 ppm Breached 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Degrees 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSea Level Rises 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoastal Cities 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWarmer Seas 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIce 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback Loops 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOcean Chemistry 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSnowmelt 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModels and Projections 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummer Storms 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeat Waves 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrought 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Microclimate 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimate 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMicroclimate 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCity Microclimates 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrban Heat‐Island Effect 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmog 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolving the Air‐Pollution Problem 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCooler Roofs 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiving Walls 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrees Cool Streets 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParks 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuality of Green Space 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocating Trees 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater Bodies 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRivers 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeat‐Related Deaths 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnergy Savings 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Overwhelming Case 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Ecosystem Approach 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Great Acceleration 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Convention on Biological Diversity 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcosystem Approach 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcosystems 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinciples of the Ecosystem Approach 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOperational Guidance 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcosystem Approach and the Water‐Sensitive City 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImpacts and Responsibilities 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLimits 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCity‐Scale Planning 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe City Spectrum 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcosystem Services 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eValuation of Ecosystem Services 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSupporting Services 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegulating Services 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProvisioning Services 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Services 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomics and Ecosystems 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Rivers and Coasts 95\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Source 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA River of Life 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransport Revolution 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegeneration 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater Quality and Regeneration 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Idea Spreads 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA More Natural Approach 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRiver Restoration and Urban Regeneration 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreening the River Wall 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoastal Cities 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeach Life 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFun in the Sun 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Front Line 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Uncertain Future 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Near‐Natural Drainage 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRain‐Garden Origins 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScotland Takes Up the Challenge 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngland \u0026amp; Wales 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking with Nature 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManagement Train 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSource Control 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreen Roofs 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHolding Water on the Roof 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRain Gardens 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Idea Spreads 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Permeable Load‐Bearing Surfaces 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderground Voids 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrees and Water 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStockholm Tree Pits 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConveyance 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRills 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePonds 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetention Ponds 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttenuation Ponds 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFloating Wetlands 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLarger Water Bodies 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMake Space for Water 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. Reduce 121\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Worthwhile Effort 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReduce Leaks 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMonitor 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCheck for Leaks 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLess Flush 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToilets are Not for Trash 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComposting Toilets 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShowers 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWashing Machines 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDishwashers 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGarden Irrigation 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Workplace 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBehaviour Change 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVehicle Washing 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrban Farming and Recycled Water 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiet and Water 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoft Drinks 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClothing 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReduction Targets 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. Collect 131\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReduce Reliance on Abstraction 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Sealed Surfaces are Useful 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRainwater Harvesting 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Rainwater is Tainted 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst Flush 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNovel Methods 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilters and Tanks 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSiting a Tank 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterials 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTreating Rainwater 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSizing Tanks 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCity Centre Rainwater Harvesting 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePotsdamer Platz 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistrict Collection 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSingapore Wants Every Drop 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLegal Problems 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDew 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanzarote 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAir Wells 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLightweight Fog Catchers 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFoil Collectors 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiomimicry: Desert Beetle 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePotential in Towns 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCondensate 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollecting Alone is Insufficient 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12. Recycle 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuge Potential 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTreated Wastewater 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Big Dry 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreywater 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTreating Greywater 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMicrobes and Membranes 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegulations 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStandards 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGerman Pioneers 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJordan 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDomestic Greywater Recycling 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13. Water Quality 153\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNature Cleans 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSafe to Drink? 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMicrobes 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhich Pathogens to Monitor? 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBacteria 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProtozoa 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTreatment 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChemical Contaminants 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNitrates 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePharmaceutical Contaminants 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRadioactive Substances 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmell and Taste 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStandards 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnited States 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEurope 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChina 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClean Water Act 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater Framework Directive 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarlier Legislation 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Struggle for Compliance 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNonpoint Source Pollution 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDust in the Streets 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrban Runoff 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Continuing Problem 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14. Future Water‐Sensitive Cities 169\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWaste Not 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasure 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater Collection 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecycling and Cooling 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmart Plumbing 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater and Power 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater and Roofs 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater and Walls 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlue‐Green Infrastructure 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking Room 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA More Permeable City 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreen Streets 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStreet Life 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSparkling Streets 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrban Food Revolution 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrban Farms 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgricultural Reform 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelax and Play 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSwimming and Boating 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEncounters with Nature 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRediscovering Urban Waterways 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Greener Looking City 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiving with Climate Change 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTough Decisions 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYounger and Wiser 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHope 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUseful Resources 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eGary Grant\u003c\/b\u003e is a Chartered Environmentalist, Member of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management, an Academician at the Academy of Urbanism, Member of the All Party Parliamentary Committee on Biodiversity, thesis supervisor at the Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment, University College London, Chair of the Judges of the Integrated Habitats Design Competition and Director of the Green Roof Consultancy Ltd. After graduating from Nottingham University in 1980 with a degree in Biology, he worked for the London Wildlife Trust (LWT), campaigning for and managing urban wildspace. He conceived the London Wildlife Garden Centre which won a RIBA\/Times Award. Later he led the Wildlife in Docklands Project, a joint venture between the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust and LWT, which promoted nature as part of the redevelopment of London’s Docklands. In the early 1990s he participated in the Royal Fine Art Commission's River Thames Study and worked on the Natural History Museum's Wildlife Garden. From the early 1990s he has designed green roofs, including the CUE Building at the Horniman Museum. Based in Hong Kong during the much of the 1990s, he worked on housing, tourism and infrastructure projects. In 2003, Gary wrote English Nature’s Research Report on green roofs and followed that in 2006 with Green Roofs and Facades published by BRE Press. From 2006 to 2009 he was a Director of EDAW and then AECOM Design + Planning, where he worked on large scale planning projects including the London 2012 Olympic Park, the Bedford Valley River Park, the Whitehill-Bordon Eco Town, Education City, Qatar and Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi. \u003cp\u003eThis book sets out a path for a sustainable relationship between cities and water and brings together theory, practical application and case studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater is essential for life but is taken for granted. It's now becoming clear that the Victorian approach to urban water will not solve problems associated with growing population, migration of people to cities and climate change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe current use of water by cities is unsustainable. Cities in particular need to change the existing linear model of water consumption and use to a more circular one in order to survive. Aquifers all over the world, including some that have taken millions of years to form, are predicted to dry up in the coming decades. Reservoirs like Lake Mead near Las Vegas, once believed to have permanently solved water supply problems, are falling to dangerously low levels.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Water Sensitive City\u003c\/i\u003e, the author advocates a more thoughtful approach to urban water management, including for example, exponents of the Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) approach in Australia and Low Impact Development in the US.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis new approach involves reducing water consumption, harvesting rainwater, recycling rainwater and adopting Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) where surface water is not sent straight to drains but is intercepted by features like green roofs, rain gardens, swales and ponds. This conserves water, reduces flooding, cleans water - and therefore streams, rivers and seas and is compatible with the greener city and green infrastructure agendas, developed by policy makers worldwide to make cities more liveable.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrban water management can no longer be left to the specialists; it must be addressed by today's designers (engineers, architects and landscape architects); urban planners and managers; as well as by environmental managers and policymakers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990365225189,"sku":"NP9781118897669","price":89.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118897669.jpg?v=1761787529","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-water-sensitive-city-isbn-9781118897669","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}