Climate change and water : international perspectives on mitigation and adaptation

✍ Scribed by Smith, J., Howe, C. and Henderson, J. (eds)

Publisher: American Water Works Association, International Water Association
Year: 2009
Tongue: English
Leaves: 296
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Understand the effects of climate change on urban water and wastewater utilities with this collection of international scientific papers. This book offers the latest scientific findings on climate change and its increasingly important impacts on fresh water resources and water quality. Additionally, case studies provide actual examples of how climate change and global warming are beginning to impact water resources and water utilities.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 6
No Doubt About Climate Change and Its Implications for Water Suppliers......Page 14
How Should Water Utilities Prepare for Climate Change?......Page 22
Mountain Water and Climate Change......Page 30
Prevailing Water Demand Forecasting Practices and Implications for Evaluating the Effects of Climate Change......Page 50
Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Source Water Quality of Lake Cachuma, California......Page 56
The Climate Footprint and the Practical Application at Water Companies in the Netherlands......Page 64
Climate Footprint and Mitigation Measures in the Dutch Water Sector......Page 82
The Water Footprint of Bio- Energy......Page 90
The Water– Energy– Climate Nexus— Systems Thinking and Virtuous Circles......Page 108
Energy Use in Urban Water......Page 120
WATERGY: Energy and Water Efficiency in Municipal Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment......Page 132
Station Efficiency Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions......Page 146
Climate Change— Mitigation Policy Issues......Page 154
Climate Change Mitigation Strategies in the Water Sector in Developing Countries......Page 166
Incorporating Climate Change in Water Planning......Page 182
Climate Change and Water Utilities......Page 192
Half Full or Half Empty? Either Way It’s Time to Plan......Page 202
Climate Change Is Real: How Can Utilities Cope With Potential Risks?......Page 208
Planning Strategy in a Changing Climate......Page 214
Climate Change: Charting a Water Course in an Uncertain Future......Page 224
Implementation of Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies for Drinking Water Production in the Netherlands......Page 236
Meeting the Challenges of Climate Change: Singapore......Page 250
Climate Change and Adaptation in Southern California......Page 260
Melbourne Water Climate Change Study......Page 272
Climate Change Impacts on Urban Drainage Systems in Scandinavia......Page 286

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