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001 2013025433
003 DLC
005 20141002081336.0
008 130717s2014 ctu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2013025433
020 $a9780300176490 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aGB659.6$b.S44 2014
082 00 $a333.91$223
084 $aNAT038000$aARC010000$aBUS067000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aSedlak, David L.
245 10 $aWater 4.0 :$bthe past, present, and future of the world's most vital resource /$cDavid Sedlak.
264 1 $aNew Haven :$bYale University Press,$c[2014]
300 $axiv, 332 pages ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"Turn on the faucet, and water pours out. Pull out the drain plug, and the dirty water disappears. Most of us give little thought to the hidden systems that bring us water and take it away when we're done with it. But these underappreciated marvels of engineering face an array of challenges that cannot be solved without a fundamental change to our relationship with water, David Sedlak explains in this enlightening book. To make informed decisions about the future, we need to understand the three revolutions in urban water systems that have occurred over the past 2,500 years and the technologies that will remake the system. The author starts by describing Water 1.0, the early Roman aqueducts, fountains, and sewers that made dense urban living feasible. He then details the development of drinking water and sewage treatment systems--the second and third revolutions in urban water. He offers an insider's look at current systems that rely on reservoirs, underground pipe networks, treatment plants, and storm sewers to provide water that is safe to drink, before addressing how these water systems will have to be reinvented. For everyone who cares about reliable, clean, abundant water, this book is essential reading"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aWater$xHistory
650 0 $aWater and civilization$xHistory.
650 0 $aWater resources development$xHistory.
650 0 $aWater-supply engineering$xHistory.
650 7 $aNATURE / Natural Resources.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Urban & Regional.$2bisacsh