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. Ideal for concerned citizens,...

Water lies at the intersection of landscape and infrastructure, crossing between visible and invisible domains of urban space, in the tanks and buckets of the global South and the vast subterranean technological networks of the global North. In this book, Matthew Gandy considers the cultural and material significance of water through the experiences of six cities: Paris, Berlin, Lagos, Mumbai, Los Angeles, and London. Tracing the evolving relationships

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"The second edition of a bestseller, this book discusses details the latest research on management practices for water and sewer capital facilities with an emphasis on infrastructure. It explores recent advances and highlights the technique asset management, which has received international acceptance and applies across various infrastructure sectors. It covers the components of asset management systems, including computer platforms and software packages,...