David Sedlak 
Water 4.0 [EPUB ebook] 
The Past, Present, and Future of the World’s Most Vital Resource

Ajutor


The history behind our growing water crisis: “A gem . . . An erudite romp through two millennia of water and sanitation practice and technology.” —Nature


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 clean 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.

€30.86
Metode de plata
Cumpărați această carte electronică și primiți încă 1 GRATUIT!
Format EPUB ● Pagini 353 ● ISBN 9780300199352 ● Editura Yale University Press ● Publicat 2014 ● Descărcabil 3 ori ● Valută EUR ● ID 5819720 ● Protecție împotriva copiilor Adobe DRM
Necesită un cititor de ebook capabil de DRM

Mai multe cărți electronice de la același autor (i) / Editor

31.825 Ebooks din această categorie