Dry Run: Preventing the Next Urban Water Crisis - Softcover

Yudelson, Jerry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0865716706 ISBN 13: 9780865716704

Publisher: New Society Publishers, 2010

Synopsis

When the rivers run dry--water solutions for a thirsty planet.

In the Age of Scarcity now upon us, fresh water shortages are an increasingly serious global problem. With water restrictions emerging in many developed countries and water diversions for industrial, urban, and environmental reasons stirring up oceans of controversy, there is a growing thirst for innovative approaches to reducing our water footprint.

Dry Run shows the best ways to manage scarce water resources and handle upcoming urban water crises. Featuring original interviews with more than twenty-five water researchers and industry experts, this book explains water issues and proposes solutions for homes, buildings, facilities, and schools. Examining the vital linkages between water, energy use, urban development, and climate change, Dry Run demonstrates best practices for achieving “net zero” water use in the built environment, including:

• Water conservation strategies for buildings, factories, cities, and Rainwater harvesting
• Graywater reuse and water reclamation systems
• Water efficiency retrofits
• On-site sewage treatment
• New water reuse and supply technologies

Ideal for concerned citizens, building managers, homeowners, architects, engineers, developers, and public officials faced with charting a course in a more arid future, Dry Run overflows with practical solutions.

Jerry Yudelson , PE, LEED AP, leads the Yudelson Associates consultancy and is a leading authority on green building, clean water, and sustainable development. He is the author of eleven books, including Choosing Green and Green Building A to Z .

About this title

About the Author

Jerry Yudelson is the president of Yudelson Associates, green building consultants. He has trained over 3,000 people in the LEED green building rating system. He chairs Greenbuild, the world's largest green building conference, and has written six books on green building, including Green Building A to Z (New Society Publishers).

From the Back Cover

WHEN THE RIVERS RUN DRY -- WATER SOLUTIONS FOR A THIRSTY PLANET

Water is the declining and under-valued resource of our time... everyone needs to know what is in this book.
-- Clark Brockman, AIA, Director of Sustainability Resources, SERA Architects

...a must-read for water resource planners and water conservation professionals.
-- Bill Hoffman, PE, H.W. (Bill) Hoffman & Associates

A fresh, safe water supply is essential to all aspects of civilization, including agriculture, manufacturing, energy production and public health. Fresh water shortages are an increasingly serious global problem, creating a growing thirst for innovative approaches to reducing our water footprint.

Dry Run explains water issues and shows the best solutions for managing water scarcity and handling upcoming urban water crises. Examining the vital linkages between water, energy use, urban development and climate change, this comprehensive resource demonstrates best practices for achieving "net zero" water use in the built environment, including:

• water conservation strategies for buildings, factories, cities and homes
• rainwater harvesting, graywater use and water reclamation systems
• water efficiency retrofits
• onsite sewage treatment
• new water reuse and supply technologies.

Ideal for concerned citizens, building managers, homeowners, architects, engineers, developers and public officials faced with charting a course into a more arid future, Dry Run overflows with practical solutions.

Jerry Yudelson's Dry Run is an urgently needed manifesto...[and] an imperative for immediate action.
-- Gail Vittori, Co-Director, Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems

Jerry Yudelson, PE, LEED AP , leads the Yudelson Associates consultancy and is a leading authority on green building, clean water and sustainable development. He is the author of 11 books, including Choosing Green and Green Building A to Z .

Edition details

• Publisher: New Society Publishers
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0865716706
• ISBN 13: 9780865716704
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304