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| Title: | Design for Water
: Rainwater Harvesting, Stormwater Catchment, & Alternate Water Reuse |
| Author: | Heather Kinkade-Levario |
| ISBN: | 0865715807 : 9780865715806 |
| Illustrations: | 375 b/w illus & photos |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 190x230mm |
| Pages: | 235 |
| Weight: | .528 Kg. |
| Published: | New Society Publishers - June 2007 |
| List Price: | 14.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Plumbing: THE ENVIRONMENT: HOME & HOUSE MAINTENANCE |
Water, once abundant and cheap, is poised to become the new oil as the entire world faces the reality of a decreasing supply of clean water. If we are to avert a devastating shortages, we must look at alternative water sources, both in our homes, and in the planning of new developments. Rainwater expert Heather Kinkade-Levario builds on her award-winning book, "Forgotten Rain with Design for Water". This accessible guide is the most up-to-date book on the market dealing with alternate water collection, with a special focus on rainwater harvesting in the urban environment. Aspects include: Passive and active systems set-up; Storage; Stormwater reuse; Distributional Purification; Analysis; Filtrations. Numerous case studies outline the process of water collection from landscape, residential, commercial, industrial, school, park and municipal systems. Other accessible (affordable) alternate sources include cooling tower bleed-off water, air conditioning condensate, graywater and fog collection. The book provides the necessary guidelines to set up passive harvesting techniques to anyone harvesting techniques to anyone making development decisions -- engineers, landscape architects, developers, policy-makers, planners and land-owners.
Introduction to Rainwater Harvesting; A Rainwater Harvesting System; Passive Rainwater and Stormwater Catchment; Equipment for an Active Rainwater Catchment System; Case Studies; Index.
