Urban stormwater and flood management: enhancing the liveability of cities

by Bhuiyan, Muhammed Goonetilleke, Ashantha Jegatheesan, Veeriah Kandasamy, Jaya Myers, Baden Parker, Geoffrey Spence, Kevin Van Leeuwen, John Warner, Doug, (Senior Research Fellow)

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Full title :Urban stormwater and flood management : enhancing the liveability of cities / Veeriah Jegatheesan, Ashantha Goonetilleke, John van Leeuwen, Jaya Kandasamy, Doug Warner, Baden Myers, Muhammed Bhuiyan, Kevin Spence, Geoffrey Parker, editors.

Summary

This book brings together the experiences of engineers and scientists from Australia and the United Kingdom providing the current status on the management of stormwater and flooding in urban areas and suggesting ways forward. It forms a basis for the development of a framework for the implementation of integrated and optimised storm water management strategies and aims to mitigate the adverse impacts of the expanding urban water footprint. Among other topics it also features management styles of stormwater and flooding and describes biodiversity and ecosystem services in relation to the management of stormwater and the mitigation of floods. Furthermore, it places an emphasis on sustainable storm water management measures. Population growth, urbanisation and climate change will pose significant challenges to engineers, scientists, medical practitioners, policy makers and practitioners of several other disciplines. If we consider environmental and water engineers, they will have to face challenges in designing smart and efficient water systems which are robust and resilient to overcome shrinking green spaces, increased urban heat islands, damages to natural waterways due to flooding caused by increased stormwater flow. This work provides valuable information for practitioners and students at both senior undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2019

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Springer
Place of Publication:Cham, Switzerland
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2019

The Physical Object

Description:xv, 199 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:3030118177, 9783030118174
oclc:on1080246422
LC Classification:TD657
Dewey Decimal:628/.21

Introduction ot urban stormwater : a global perspective -- Stormwater harvesting and flood mitigation : a UK perspective -- Urban water quality -- Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) in the UK -- Recycling and treatment of water under urban intensification -- Stormwater harvesting -- Urban stormwater and flood management -- Biiodiversity and ecosystem services in relation to the management of storm water and the mitigation of floods.

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Bhuiyan, Muhammed Goonetilleke, Ashantha Jegatheesan, Veeriah Kandasamy, Jaya Myers, Baden Parker, Geoffrey Spence, Kevin Van Leeuwen, John Warner, Doug, (Senior Research Fellow)