Abstract
One of the key ideas of this book is the holism of the urban water environment and its importance to human well-being. As we have seen in Chapter 2, the urban water environment interconnects the built environment - the water delivery and sewage infrastructure and the impervious surfaces that alter hydrology - with the natural environment, comprising surface streams, rivers and lakes, and underground aquifers. Though conceptually simple and logical, these components are rarely considered a whole system.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | The Water Environment of Cities |
Publisher | Springer US |
Pages | 275-289 |
Number of pages | 15 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780387848907 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |