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Modern Urban Rainwater Harvesting Systems: Design, Case Studies, and Impacts
Abstract The popularity of rainwater harvesting has increased in recent years due to increasing demands on strained water supplies and infrastructure and increasing awareness of the benefits of green stormwater infrastructure. Active rainwater harvesting systems, in which the water is captured and stored in a tank or similar container, can be a major source of water in urban areas supplying non-potable end uses such as irrigation, toilet flushing, and cooling towers. Harvested rainwater is also used for potable uses commonly in developing nations and rarely in developed nations. The benefits of rainwater harvesting systems extend beyond water conservation to include alleviating the impact of stormwater runoff on surface waters, contributing to groundwater preservation, and reducing dependency on utility potable water and consequently energy conservation. This chapter focuses on active rainwater harvesting systems design and discusses environmental impacts and economic and life cycle assessment of rainwater harvesting systems. The chapter concludes with recommendations on future research needs.
Modern Urban Rainwater Harvesting Systems: Design, Case Studies, and Impacts
Abstract The popularity of rainwater harvesting has increased in recent years due to increasing demands on strained water supplies and infrastructure and increasing awareness of the benefits of green stormwater infrastructure. Active rainwater harvesting systems, in which the water is captured and stored in a tank or similar container, can be a major source of water in urban areas supplying non-potable end uses such as irrigation, toilet flushing, and cooling towers. Harvested rainwater is also used for potable uses commonly in developing nations and rarely in developed nations. The benefits of rainwater harvesting systems extend beyond water conservation to include alleviating the impact of stormwater runoff on surface waters, contributing to groundwater preservation, and reducing dependency on utility potable water and consequently energy conservation. This chapter focuses on active rainwater harvesting systems design and discusses environmental impacts and economic and life cycle assessment of rainwater harvesting systems. The chapter concludes with recommendations on future research needs.
Modern Urban Rainwater Harvesting Systems: Design, Case Studies, and Impacts
Sojka, Sarah (author) / Younos, Tamim (author) / Crawford, David (author)
2016-01-01
26 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Alternative water supply , Decentralized systems , Energy conservation , Green infrastructure , Low-impact development , Potable water saving , Rainwater harvesting Environment , Environmental Chemistry , Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management , Sustainable Development , Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution , Water Quality/Water Pollution
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