Rainwater tank systems for urban water supply : design, yield, energy, health risks, economics and social perceptions

Rainwater tank systems for urban water supply : design, yield, energy, health risks, economics and social perceptions / edited by Ashok K. Sharma, Donald Begbie and Ted Gardner.

The book is suitable for use at undergraduate and post graduate levels and is of particular interest to water professionals across the globe, who are involved in the strategic water planning for a town, city or a region.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Sharma, Ashok K. (Editor), Begbie, Donald (Editor), Gardner, Ted (Edward A) (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : IWA Publishing, 2015.
Subjects:
Rainwater.
Tanks.
Cisterns.
Water harvesting.
Water > Storage.
Municipal water supply.
tanks (containers)
water tanks.
cisterns (plumbing components)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > General.
Cisterns
Municipal water supply
Rainwater
Tanks
Water harvesting
Water > Storage
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Table of Contents:
  • Rainwater harvesting systems for urban developments / Stephen Cook, Ashok K. Sharma and Ted Gardner
  • Rainwater tank modelling / Alison M. Vieritz, Luis E. Neumann and Stephen Cook
  • Quantifying mains water savings from residential rainwater tanks / Cara D. Beal, Meng Nan Chong, Julian Fyfe, Andrea Turner and Ted Gardner
  • Monitoring of household rainwater tank systems for rainwater usage / Shivanita Umapathi, Reid Butler, Matthew Ferguson, David Pezzaniti and Ashok K. Sharma
  • Physical verification of housefold rainwater tank systems / Sharon Biermann and Reid Butler
  • Understanding energy usage in rainwater tank systems through laboratory and household monitoring / Grace Tjandraatmadja, Monique Retamal, Shivanita Umapathi and Guenter Hauber-Davidson
  • Management and operational needs for urban rainwater tanks / Magnus Moglia, Andrea Walton, John Gardner and Grace Tjandraatmadja
  • Public perceptions, motivational drivers, and maintenance behaviour for urban rainwater tanks / Aditi Mankad, Kelly Fielding and Sorada Tapsuwan
  • Chemical quality of rainwater in rain tanks / Mirela I. Magyar and Anthony R. Ladson
  • Microbiological quality and associated health risks with the use of roof-captured rainwater / Warish Ahmen and Simon Toze
  • Cluster-scale rainwater harvesting / Stephen Cook, Ashok K. Sharma, Thulo Ram Gurung, Luis E. Neumann, Magnus Moglia and Priya Chacko
  • Economics of individual and communal rainwater tank systems / Murray R. Hall, Thulo Ram Gurung and Kym Whiteoak
  • Impact of rainwater tanks on urban hydrology and stormwater quality / Matthew J. Burns, Anthony R. Ladson and Tim D. Fletcher
  • Rainwater tanks in Australia : their social/political context, a research overview, policy implications, future research needs, and application of findings to other countries / Ted Gardner, Don Begbie, Ashok K. Sharma and Grace Tjandraatmadja.

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