More Urban Water
Author | : Fransje Hooimeijer |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2014-04-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781498718042 |
ISBN-13 | : 1498718043 |
Rating | : 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Download or read book More Urban Water written by Fransje Hooimeijer and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-04-21 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An integral approach to the relation of urbanism and water management in Dutch water cities and to adjustments necessary to upgrade water management systems to the requirements imposed by a changing amount or precipitation and by changing function, technology and scale of urban areas. Separate chapters deal with the transformation of the historical city, the consolidation of the inter-war city and the restructuring of the post-war city to meet future conditions. Comparisons of the Dutch situation with South Korean, Japanese and German urban areas is also included.