Water sensitive city, the
Auteur :
Grant, Gary
Éditeur :
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN :
9781118897669
Date de publication :
29 avr. 2016
Dimensions :
24,6 x 19,3 x 1,3 cm
Poids :
531 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book advocates a more thoughtful approach to urban water management. The approach involves reducing water consumption, harvesting rainwater, recycling rainwater and adopting Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) where surface water is not sent straight to drains but is intercepted by features like green roofs, rain gardens, swales and ponds.