Blue and green cities : the role of blue-green infrastructure in managing urban water resources

This book offers new research on urban policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water resources sustainably. The author argues that urban water managers have traditionally relied on grey infrastructural solutions to mitigate risks with numerous economi...

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Main Author: Brears, Robert C., (Author)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2023]
Edition: Second edition.
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ISBN: 9783031413933
9783031413926
Physical Description: 1 online zdroj (xii, 255 stran) : ilustrace

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245 1 0 |a Blue and green cities :  |b the role of blue-green infrastructure in managing urban water resources /  |c Robert C. Brears. 
250 |a Second edition. 
264 1 |a Cham :  |b Palgrave Macmillan,  |c [2023] 
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500 |a Obsahuje index. 
500 |a Previous edition: 2017. 
506 |a Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty 
520 |a This book offers new research on urban policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water resources sustainably. The author argues that urban water managers have traditionally relied on grey infrastructural solutions to mitigate risks with numerous economic and environmental consequences. Brears explores the role urban water managers have in implementing blue-green infrastructure to reduce ecological damage and mitigate risk. The case studies in this book illustrate how cities, of differing climates, lifestyles and income-levels, have implemented policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water, wastewater and stormwater sustainably to reduce environmental degradation and enhance resilience to climate change. This new research on urban policy innovations that promote the application of blue-green infrastructure in managing water resources sustainably will be of interest to those working on water conservation and policy. Robert C. Brears is the founder of Mitidaption, Mark and Focus, and is Director on the International Board of the Indo Global Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture. He is the author of Urban Water Security (2016). 
588 0 |a Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 12, 2023). 
505 0 |a Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- 2 From Traditional Grey Infrastructure to Blue-Green Infrastructure -- Introduction -- Traditional Grey Infrastructure -- Impacts of Traditional Grey Infrastructure on Water Quantity -- Changes in the Local Hydrological Cycle -- Increased Peak Flows -- Downstream Flooding Risks -- Changes in Groundwater and Surface Water Levels -- Increased Climate Change-Related Flooding Events -- Impacts of Traditional Grey Infrastructure on Water Quality -- Pollutants Entering Waterways -- Poor Visual Quality 
505 8 |a Thermal Pollution -- The Challenge of Climate Change on Traditional Grey Infrastructure -- Rapid Urbanisation Increasing Environmental Degradation -- Mega-Cities -- Large Cities -- Medium-Small Cities -- Regulatory Response to Managing Stormwater -- Blue-Green Infrastructure -- Implementing Blue-Green Infrastructure Through Spatial Planning -- Blue-Green Infrastructure and Stormwater Management -- Multifunctionality of Blue-Green Infrastructure -- Multiple Co-Benefits of Blue-Green Infrastructure -- Economic Benefits of Blue-Green Infrastructure 
505 8 |a Deferring or Replacing Costly Grey Infrastructure -- Blue-Green Infrastructure is Less Capital-Intensive -- Reduced Water Treatment Costs -- Lower Landscape Maintenance Costs -- Increased Groundwater Resources -- Reduced Water Imports -- Reduced Energy Costs -- Enhanced Ecosystem Service Values -- Increased Employment -- Increased Investment -- Increased Land and Property Values -- Environmental Benefits of Blue-Green Infrastructure -- Reduced Flood Risk -- Reduced and Delayed Stormwater Runoff Volumes -- Stormwater Pollutant Reductions -- Reduced Sewer Overflow Events 
505 8 |a Improved Waterway Quality -- Enhanced Water Conservation -- Increased Groundwater Recharge -- Improved Air Quality and Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- Reduced Urban Heat Island Effects -- Improved Habitats -- Carbon Sequestration -- Social Benefits of Blue-Green Infrastructure -- Increasing Life Expectancy and Reducing Health Inequalities -- Improving Levels of Physical Activity and Health -- Improving Psychological Health and Mental Well-Being -- Social Interaction, Inclusion, and Cohesion -- Increased Quality of Neighbourhoods -- Increased Public Safety -- Healthier Air -- Food Production 
505 8 |a Recreation and Pleasure -- Quality of Place -- Safer Water Quality -- Reduced Crime Levels -- Educational Opportunities -- Beautifies Neighbourhoods -- Enhanced Climate Resilience -- Barriers to Blue-Green Infrastructure -- Notes -- References -- 3 Blue-Green Infrastructure in Managing Urban Water Resources -- Introduction -- Natural Water Features: Ponds, Rivers, Lakes, and Wetlands -- Stormwater Detention or Retention Systems -- Stormwater Detention or Retention Basins -- Bioretention Basins or Rain Gardens -- Vegetated and Bioretention Swales 
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650 0 |a Municipal water supply  |x Environmental aspects. 
650 0 |a Municipal water supply  |x Environmental aspects  |v Case studies. 
650 0 |a Municipal water supply  |x Government policy. 
650 0 |a Municipal water supply  |x Government policy  |v Case studies. 
650 0 |a Urban hydrology. 
650 0 |a Urban hydrology  |v Case studies. 
650 0 |a Cities and towns  |x Government policy. 
650 0 |a Cities and towns  |x Government policy  |v Case studies. 
650 0 |a Urban policy. 
650 0 |a Urban policy  |v Case studies. 
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