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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherICE Publishing
ISBN-100727757733
ISBN-139780727757739
eBay Product ID (ePID)12065681714
Product Key Features
Number of Pages264 Pages
Publication NameSustainable Water
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
SubjectEnvironmental / Water Supply, Environmental / Waste Management, Development / Sustainable Development
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, Business & Economics
AuthorCharles Ainger, Richard A. Fenner
SeriesDelivering Sustainable Infrastructure Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight15.7 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal628.1
SynopsisSustainable Water identifies and applies the critical changes needed to provide more sustainable solutions, and to embed these into a tradition of excellent by delivering sufficient water through a good service, of the right quality and at an affordable cost, as straightforwardly as possible., Sustainable Water is a practical and accessible book for built environment professionals who play vital roles in creating and maintaining water services. It outlines a framework of fundamental principles, methodologies and approaches needed to deliver high quality, economical and sustainable infrastructure across the globe by approaching it from the time-limited, output-driven perspective of practical infrastructure engineers and practitioners. The applied examples from existent civil engineering projects identify the key sustainability issues and challenges for the water sector, their common principles and how these can be applied in practice. As an invaluable resource Sustainable Water: Identifies the sector priorities for change to sustainability Uses the latest best practice Describes opportunities and methodologies with leading edge examples Discusses the barriers and potential ways to innovate Identifies opportunities and constraints Advises on the right questions to ask at each stage of project delivery Sustainable Wateridentifies and applies the critical changes needed to provide more sustainable solutions, and to embed these into a tradition of excellent by delivering sufficient water through a good service, of the right quality and at an affordable cost, as straightforwardly as possible., Sustainable Water is a practical and accessible book for built environment professionals who play vital roles in creating and maintaining water services. It outlines a framework of fundamental principles, methodologies and approaches needed to deliver high quality, economical and sustainable infrastructure across the globe by approaching it from the time-limited, output-driven perspective of practical infrastructure engineers and practitioners. The applied examples from existent civil engineering projects identify the key sustainability issues and challenges for the water sector, their common principles and how these can be applied in practice. As an invaluable resource Sustainable Water: Identifies the sector priorities for change to sustainability Uses the latest best practice Describes opportunities and methodologies with leading edge examples Discusses the barriers and potential ways to innovate Identifies opportunities and constraints Advises on the right questions to ask at each stage of project delivery Sustainable Water identifies and applies the critical changes needed to provide more sustainable solutions, and to embed these into a tradition of excellent by delivering sufficient water through a good service, of the right quality and at an affordable cost, as straightforwardly as possible.