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The Urban Water Cycle: Towards Integrated Resource Management And More Sustainable Water Management Systems

The Urban Water Cycle: Towards Integrated Resource Management And More Sustainable Water Management Systems
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Author(s): Les Dawes (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)and Jim Reeves (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
Copyright: 2010
Pages: 13
Source title: Sustainable Urban and Regional Infrastructure Development: Technologies, Applications and Management
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Tan Yigitcanlar (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-775-6.ch003

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Abstract

The increasing scarcity of water in the world, along with rapid population increase in urban areas, gives reason for concern and highlights the need for integrating water and wastewater management practices. The uncontrolled growth in urban areas has made planning, management and expansion of water and wastewater infrastructure systems very difficult and expensive. In order to achieve sustainable wastewater treatment and promote the conservation of water and nutrient resources, this chapter advocates the need for a closed-loop treatment system approach, and the transformation of the traditional linear treatment systems into integrated cyclical treatment systems. The recent increased understanding of integrated resource management and a shift towards sustainable management and planning of water and wastewater infrastructure are also discussed.

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