Urban Water Supply Handbook

Larry W. Mays

700 pages, parution le 25/07/2002

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Résumé

"This resource draws upon a team of internationally recognized experts selected for their extensive experience in the essential aspects of water supply systems." Complete with case studies, the Urban Water Supply Handbook will prove to be an invaluable resource for consulting engineers, public works engineers and administrators, municipal engineers, and water managers worldwide involved with urban water systems.

CONTENTS

Part 1: HISTORY, STRATEGIC PLANNING, OUTSOURCING, AND SECURITY
Urban Water Infrastructure: A Historical Perspective
Strategic Planning Framework for Small Water Systems
Improving Urban Water Infrastructure through Public-Private Partnerships
Water-Use Management: Permit and Water-Transfer Systems
Part 2: DEMAND AND MANAGEMENT MODELS
Water Demand Analysis
Water Pricing and Drought Management
Computer Programs for Integrated Management
Regional Water Supply Planning and Capacity Expansion Models
Part 3: PERFORMANCE, RELIABILITY, GIS, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE
Performance Indicators as a Management Support Tool
Reliability and Availability Analysis of Water Distribution Systems
Geographic Information Systems Applied to Urban Water Supply Systems
Optimal Operation of Water Systems
Optimal Maintenance, Rehabilitation, Replacement Scheduling
Part 4: CASE STUDIES
Comparing Microbial and DBP Risk Tradeoffs in Drinking Water: Application of the CRFM
Adaptive Management for Water Supply Planning: Sustaining Mexico City's Water Supply
Water Infrastructure Management: An Overview of European Models and Databases
Israel: Urban Water Infrastructure in the Desert
Using GIS and Hydraulic Modeling to Evaluate Susceptibility of Water Distribution Systems to
Intrusions: A Case Study
Part 5: SECURITY OF URBAN WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
Protecting the Nation's Critical Infrastructure: The Vulnerability of U.S. Water Supply Systems
Security Analysis and Response for Water Utilities

L'auteur - Larry W. Mays

Larry W. Mays is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Arizona State University and former chair of the department. He was formerly Director of the Center for Research in Water Resources at The University of Texas at Austin, where he also held an Engineering Foundation Endowed Professorship. A registered professional engineer in seven states and a registered professional hydrologist, he has served as a consultant to many organizations. He was the editor-in-chief of Reliability Analysis of Water Distribution Systems (ASCE) and co-editor of Computer Modeling of Free Surface and Pressurized Flows. Among his honors include a distinguished alumnus award from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1999.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Mc Graw Hill
Auteur(s)	Larry W. Mays
Parution	25/07/2002
Nb. de pages	700
Format	15,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1060g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780071371605
ISBN13	978-0-07-137160-5