: UNESCO Publishing ;Boca Raton [Fla.] ;London :CRC Press,
, 2009.
xxix, 308 p., [5] p. of plates
: ill. (some col.), maps
; 26 cm.
(Urban water series
; v. 5.)
Print - Electronic
Includes bibliographical references and index.
INtroduction -- Drinking water : potential health effects caused by wastewater disposal -- Microbial health risks and water quality -- Chemical health risks -- Risk management in the urban water cycle : climate change risks -- Water source and drinking-water risk management -- Wastewater risks in the urban water cycle -- Risks associated with biosolids reuse in agriculture -- 'Closing the urban water cycle' integrated approach towards water reuse in Windhock, Nambia -- Reducing risk from wastewater use in urban farming : a case study of Accra, Ghana -- Drinking water : potential health effects caused by infiltration of pollutants from solid waste landfills -- Exploding sewers : the industrial use and abuse of municipal sewers, and reducing the risk : the experience of Louisville, Kentucky U.S. -- Lessons learned : a response and recovery framework for post-disaster scenarios -- Managing urban water risks : managing drought and climate change risks in Australia.