Water and the City: Risk, Resilience and Planning for a Sustainable Future

by Iain White and Iain White

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415553334
• ISBN13: 9780415553339
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"