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Urban Hydrology: A multidisciplinary perspective. revised edition
| Author: |
Lazaro, Timothy R. |
| Date: |
1990 |
| Periodical: |
Lancaster, PA: Technomic Publishing Co., Inc. |
| Abstract: |
The purpose of this book is to outline and discuss the facets of urban hydrology in language which can be easily understood by scholars of different disciplines. In this manner, an appreciation of the roles played by the specialists in various fields is developed. The book supports the view that problems in urban hydrology can only be adequately solved by utilizing a multidisciplinary approach, i.e., that specialists of different disciplines must earnestly work together and seriously attempt to communicate their ideas to one another.
Within the text, urban hydrology is reduced to a simple cause and effect relationship. The first five chapters discuss the cause and effect(s), the sixth chapter presents a brief review of planning problems, and the seventh chapter presents structural means of solution. Brief descriptions of the thrusts of the chapters follow. The Cause and its background is discussed in Chapter 1, "City Physiology and Anatomy." Cause is defined as the land use change accompanying urbanization, and is discussed in detail in Section 1.2. In order to develop the background for the study of urbanization, the genesis of cities is presented. Then the motivating forces of urbanization are outlined. The last two sections discuss urban morphology. Here, the intention is to give the reader insight into the life processes of a city, so that one might be able to confidently anticipate the physical effects and direction of city growth. The Effects on water quantity are discussed in Chapter 2, "Impact of Urbanization on Streamflow," and effects on water quality are addressed in Chapter 3, "Urbanization and Water Quality." These narratives touch on the state-of-the-art understanding of the effects of urbanization on the hydrology and water quality of an area. The Analysis of the effects is the concern of Chapter 4, "Analysis of the Hydrologic Change Due to Urbanization." This chapter is a listing with descriptions of the latest methods for identifying changes in water flows and stream morphology caused by the altered streamflow regime following urbanization. The Prediction of the effects is discussed in Chapter 5, "Modeling Urban Water Quantity and Quality." The essentials of models are developed, and several types of existing models are outlined. Chapters 2, 3, 4 and 5 bring the reader up to date on the latest developments in urban hydrology. The Solutions to the urban hydrologic problem(s) are discussed in Chapters 6, "Nonstructural Control Measures; and 7, "Structural Control Measures." The difficulties that planners encounter are briefly presented and new improved approaches are suggested in Chapter 6. Chapter 7 presents an outline of existing technology which, if employed, could greatly alleviate urban runoff and water quality problems. This book should be of particular interest to urban water resource engineers and urban water resource planners. Its subject matter is arranged so as to be easily integrated into civil engineering, physical geography, environmental science, or water resource planning curricula. It may also find use as a reference by concerned students and/or professionals.
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