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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9280810243 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789280810240 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | SDU |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | TD345 |
| Item number | W324 2000 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Water for urban areas |
| Remainder of title | challenges and perspectives. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | [S.l.] : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | United Nations University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2000. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 264 p. |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series Statement | Water resources management and policy |
| 505 0# - Formatted Contents Note | |
| Formatted contents note | Water for urban areas : challenges and perspectives -- Contents -- Tables and figures -- Preface -- Foreword Abraham Besrat, Vice-Rector, United Nations University -- 1. Water for urban areas of the developing world in the twenty-first century/Asit K. Biswas -- 2. Water management in Metropolitan Tokyo/Yutaka Takahasi -- 3. Water quality management issues in the Kansai Metropolitan Region/Masahisa Nakamura -- 4. Water management in mega-cities in India: Mumbai, Delhi, Calcutta, and Chennai/Rajendra Sagane -- 5. Water supply and distribution in the metropolitan area of Mexico City/Cecilia Tortajada-Quiroz -- 6. Wastewater management and reuse in mega-cities/Takashi Asano -- 7. The role of the private sector in the provision of water and wastewater services in urban areas/Walter Stottmann -- 8. Emergency water supply and disaster vulnerability/Charles Scawthorn -- 9. Conclusions/Juha I. Uitto and Asit K. Biswas -- Contributors -- Index. |
| 505 0# - Formatted Contents Note | |
| Formatted contents note | HKBU library |
| 518 ## - DATE/TIME AND PLACE OF AN EVENT NOTE | |
| DATE/TIME AND PLACE OF AN EVENT NOTE | YT2025 M09 |
| 520 3# - SUMMARY | |
| Summary | By the year 2025, it is estimated that more than two-thirds of the world's population will be urban dwellers. In Water for Urban Areas, leading experts offer unique insights into varied issues of urban water management. In case studies from the South as well as the North, the authors seek solutions and identify strategies for sustainable management of water resources for burgeoning mega to cities. In such cities as Tokyo, Delhi and Mexico City, these experts consider both technical issues, such as waste water reuse, and management issues, including financial mechanisms for improved water sector management. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT | |
| Topical term | Municipal water supply |
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| Topical term | Urbanization |
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| Topical term | Twenty-first century |
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| Topical term | Water-supply |
| 700 1# - PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Uitto, Juha I., |
| Relator term | editor |
| 700 1# - PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Biswas, Asit K., |
| Relator term | editor |
| 700 1# - PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | UNU Global Environmental Forum, |
| Relator term | editor |
| 900 ## - Accession Number | |
| Accession Number | = C.1 SDU |
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| Koha item type | English Books |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
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| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Library of Congress Classification | Available for Loans | General Books | MATRIX Library | MATRIX Library | General Eng/FL.3 | 11/09/2025 | Donation | TD345 W324 2000 | 1000374747 | 11/09/2025 | C.1 | 11/09/2025 | English Books |