Buy Books Online > Drought & water supply > Water 4.0: The Past, Present, and Future of the World's Most Vital Resource

Water 4.0: The Past, Present, and Future of the World's Most Vital Resource
By: David Sedlak
Product Details: Share this by email:
ISBN: 9780300212679 Publisher: Yale University Press
Year of publishing: 2015 Format: Paperback
No of Pages: 352 Language: English
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...Read more
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.
Read less
For everyone who cares about reliable, clean, abundant water, this book is essential reading.
Read less
About the author: David Sedlak
Review:Sedlak ... has contributed a gem to the growing shelf of books on the emerging crisis surrounding water... An erudite romp through two millennia of water and sanitation practice and...Read more
Sedlak ... has contributed a gem to the growing shelf of books on the emerging crisis surrounding water... An erudite romp through two millennia of water and sanitation practice and technology."-Margaret Catley-Carlson, Nature -- Margaret Catley-Carlson Nature
Read less
Read less
Recommended Books for you - See all
Price: Rs. 3467 Rs.3120
You save: Rs.347
Vendor : Booyah Chicago (Books), Delhi
FREE SHIPPING | Delivered in 21 working days
(Cash on delivery not available)
Imported Edition
Be assured. 7 days Return & Refund Policy.
Click here