Download or read book Every Drop Counts written by United Nations Environment Programme and published by UNEP/Earthprint. This book was released on 2008 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water use efficiency within the context of sustainable water balance in the urban and domestic sector means optimising safe and sufficient supply and water demand while also closing the life cycle. As environmentally sound technologies play a crucial role in this process technologies and best practices for storage, supply and distribution as well as water related policies need to be identified. The source book provides a comprehensive overview about Environmentally Sound Technologies (ESTs) for water use efficiency in the urban and domestic environment.

Download or read book Sustainable Water Resources in the Built Environment written by Marilyn Waite and published by IWA Publishing. This book was released on 2010-04-29 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable Water Resources in the Built Environment covers elements of water engineering and policy making in the sustainable construction of buildings with a focus on case studies from Panama and Kenya. It provides comprehensive information based on case studies, experimental data, interviews, and in-depth research. The book focuses on the water aspects of sustainable construction in less economically developed environments. It covers the importance of sustainable construction in developing country contexts with particular reference to what is meant by the water and wastewater aspects of sustainable buildings, the layout, climate, and culture of sites, the water quality tests performed and results obtained, the design of rainwater harvesting systems and policy considerations. The book is a useful resource for practitioners in the field working on the water aspects of sustainable construction (international aid agencies, engineering firms working in developing contexts, intergovernmental organizations and NGOs). It is also useful as a text for water and sanitation practices in developing countries. Visit the IWA WaterWiki to read and share material related to this title: http://www.iwawaterwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Articles/SustainabilityinWaterSupply

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Download or read book Source Book of Alternative Technologies for Freshwater Augmentation in Latin America and the Caribbean written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: UN sales no. E.99.III.D.79. Prepared in collaboration with Department of Regional Development and Environment; General Secretariat, Organization of American States.