Urban Water

This book contains the proceedings of the First International Conference on the Design, Construction, Maintenance, Monitoring and Control of Urban Water Systems, held in The New Forest, UK, April 25-27, 2012. The papers presented at the conference include topics such as contamination and pollution discharges in urban water bodies, monitoring water recycling systems, managing interaction between urban water cycles and city planning and landscaping, computer tools that can respond to the increased complexity of urban water systems, legal and regulatory aspects, technical problems involving the design, construction, maintenance, monitoring and control of urban water systems. The book will be of interest to researchers and professional engineers working in the water industry, architects, town planners, and others concerned about urban water supplies.