Urban water security : managing risks /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Jiménez P., Blanca M., Rose, Joan B.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Paris : Boca Raton [Fla.] ; London : UNESCO Publishing ; CRC Press, 2009.
Series:	Urban water series ; v. 5.
Subjects:	Municipal water supply > Management > Case studies. Water quality management > Case studies. Water resources development > Case studies. Sewerage > Case studies. Drinking water > Contamination > Case studies. Bacterial pollution of water > Case studies. Viral pollution of water > Case studies.

Table of Contents:

INtroduction
Drinking water : potential health effects caused by wastewater disposal
Microbial health risks and water quality
Chemical health risks
Risk management in the urban water cycle : climate change risks
Water source and drinking-water risk management
Wastewater risks in the urban water cycle
Risks associated with biosolids reuse in agriculture
'Closing the urban water cycle' integrated approach towards water reuse in Windhock, Nambia
Reducing risk from wastewater use in urban farming : a case study of Accra, Ghana
Drinking water : potential health effects caused by infiltration of pollutants from solid waste landfills
Exploding sewers : the industrial use and abuse of municipal sewers, and reducing the risk : the experience of Louisville, Kentucky U.S.
Lessons learned : a response and recovery framework for post-disaster scenarios
Managing urban water risks : managing drought and climate change risks in Australia.