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Water and the City: Risk, Resilience and Planning for a Sustainable Future [Kietas viršelis]

4.00/5 (3 ratings by Goodreads)
(University of Manchester, UK)
  • Formatas: Hardback, 224 pages, aukštis x plotis: 234x156 mm, weight: 570 g, 17 Line drawings, black and white; 6 Halftones, black and white
  • Serija: Natural and Built Environment Series
  • Išleidimo metai: 22-Jul-2010
  • Leidėjas: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 0415553326
  • ISBN-13: 9780415553322
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  • Formatas: Hardback, 224 pages, aukštis x plotis: 234x156 mm, weight: 570 g, 17 Line drawings, black and white; 6 Halftones, black and white
  • Serija: Natural and Built Environment Series
  • Išleidimo metai: 22-Jul-2010
  • Leidėjas: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 0415553326
  • ISBN-13: 9780415553322
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Raktažodžiai:

As a vital human need, water has been absolutely critical to decisions as to where cities originate, how much they grow and the standard of living of the inhabitants. The relationship is complex however; we need both continual availability and protection from its potential impacts. Over recent decades flooding and scarcity episodes have become commonplace in even the most advanced countries – and these events cannot be disassociated from the socio-economic context within which they occur; being directly related to how we live, where we live and how we govern.

This book draws together information on a host of connected subjects from population growth to water scarcity to the relationship between humanity and nature, then demonstrates how utilizing notions of risk and resilience could help improve the relationship between the city and its most precious resource. Combining discussions of risk, water and spatial planning it provides an invaluable text for planning, geography and urban studies students on how to address urban water problems within a rapidly changing world.

Recenzijos

"White travels a long road through water management history, use, consumption, planning, and technology. He concentrates mostly on Europe and North America. One of the strong points of his book is that he does not feel it necessary to look too far into the future to achieve benefits from the effective management of water resources in the context of cities." Dan Whipple, Natural Hazards Observer

"This book offers students a concise discussion of the risks surrounding water scarcity, floods, planning, vulnerability, and sustainability." Natural Hazards Observer

"[ T]his volume [ ...] provides its readers with an excellent overview of water and the city both historically and currently and some sage advice with regard to how cities might address water issues. [ ] Overall this is a well research and timely book that deals comprehensively with many aspects of water in an urban context. It is an excellent example of the value of books written by those who have some planning practice experience as that experience brings with it some unique insights which help to bridge the gap between theory and practice. [ ] an essential purchase for any university library." Caroline Miller, School of People, Environment & Planning, Massey University, New Zealand, in the Australian Planner

Illustrations
xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgements xv
PART I The past, present and future context
1(38)
1 Nature, climate and hazard
3(17)
Adapting to urban risk
4(2)
The development of urban form
6(3)
Progress and nature
9(2)
A vision of a city
11(2)
Mastering the weather
13(2)
Unpacking `natural' disasters
15(1)
How natural are `natural' disasters?
16(2)
Conclusion
18(2)
2 Drivers for change
20(19)
From Homo sapiens to Homo urbanus?
20(2)
Population growth and land use
22(2)
Awareness of the impact of humanity
24(3)
An improved means to an unimproved end
27(3)
A changing climate
30(1)
Climatic impacts
31(3)
Responding to drivers
34(2)
Conclusion
36(3)
PART II The problems of water in the city
39(46)
3 Too much water in the city
41(23)
Flooding and land use controls
42(2)
The evolution of flooding and land use
44(3)
The scope of flooding
47(2)
Flooding from watercourses
49(2)
Flooding from coasts and estuaries
51(3)
Flooding from surface water and drains
54(4)
Flooding from groundwater
58(1)
Unpacking spatial vulnerability
59(2)
Wider flooding impacts
61(1)
Conclusion
62(2)
4 Too little water in the city
64(21)
The exploitation of water
65(1)
The scope of water scarcity
66(3)
The water supply infrastructure
69(2)
Water and growth
71(2)
Domestic water use
73(3)
Virtual water use
76(4)
Reflecting upon water scarcity and the city
80(2)
Conclusion
82(3)
PART III Towards a conceptual framework
85(38)
5 Risk, resilience and spatial planning
87(17)
Towards a framing concept
88(1)
Lost in translation?
89(1)
The evolution of risk
90(2)
From act of god to act of humanity to act of planners?
92(2)
Deconstructing risk
94(2)
Deconstructing resilience
96(1)
Risk, resilience and water in the city
97(3)
The perception of risk
100(1)
Conclusion
101(3)
6 Principles of intervention
104(19)
A basis for intervention
105(1)
Linking risk, resilience and uncertainty with adaptation and mitigation
106(2)
A conceptual framework of risk
108(3)
Engaging with uncertainty
111(2)
The production of knowledge
113(4)
The application of knowledge
117(1)
Beyond spatial planning
118(1)
Conclusion
119(4)
PART IV Planning for a sustainable future
123(64)
7 Hazard and resilience in the city
125(19)
Managing hazard
126(3)
Soft infrastructure
129(3)
The application of SUDS
132(1)
Green infrastructure
133(3)
The application of green infrastructure
136(2)
Reflecting upon infrastructure and resilience
138(2)
Future housing growth and hazard
140(2)
Conclusion
142(2)
8 Exposure and resilience in the city
144(13)
Unpacking exposure
145(1)
Exposure and spatial planning
146(1)
Exposure to flooding
147(2)
Addressing exposure to flooding
149(3)
Exposure to water scarcity
152(1)
Addressing exposure to water scarcity
152(3)
Conclusion
155(2)
9 Vulnerability and resilience in the city
157(15)
Managing vulnerability
158(3)
Resilience and outcome vulnerability
161(2)
Resistance, resilience and repairability
163(2)
Resilience and contextual vulnerability
165(3)
Addressing contextual vulnerability
168(2)
Conclusion
170(2)
10 Towards a more sustainable city
172(15)
Impacts and intervention
174(1)
Where to begin
175(1)
A period of managerial shifts
176(1)
Envisioning a water resilent city
177(2)
The past, present and future context
179(2)
The problems of water in the city
181(1)
Towards a conceptual framework
182(3)
Planning for a sustainable future
185(2)
Bibliography 187(10)
Index 197
Iain White is a qualified Town Planner, a Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute and a Lecturer in Spatial Planning at the University of Manchester. His main research interest lies in exploring issues surrounding water and the built environment.