Integrated Urban Water Resources Management

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Integrated Urban Water Resources Management, held in Senec, Slovak Republic, 19-23 October 2005
Growing populations and rising standards of living exert stress on water supply and the quality of drinking water. This book presents aspects of challenges in the management of urban water resources, urban water supply, urban drainage and water bodies, wastewater treatment, security, and reuse. The book presents expert opinions which indicate that the way to deal with the current urban water management dilemmas is by integrated management and innovative delivery of water services.