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Introduction
Introduction
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- Adem Esmail, Blal, Dr, 1982- (författare)
- KTH,Samhällsplanering och miljö,Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
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- Geneletti, Davide (författare)
- Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
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- 2020-05-09
- 2020
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Ecosystem Services for Urban Water Security. - Cham : Springer Nature.
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Abstract
Ämnesord
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- This chapter sets the context of the book by providing a brief account of the challenges and opportunities of urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on the urban water sector. Watershed investments are here emphasized as a promising opportunity to effect large-scale transformative change promoting human wellbeing while conserving life-supporting ecosystems. The chapter concludes by illustrating the three specific objectives of the book.
Ämnesord
- TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Naturresursteknik (hsv//swe)
- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Environmental Engineering (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Övrig annan samhällsvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Other Social Sciences -- Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- ecosystem services
- ecosystem-based response
- integrated urban water management
- urbanization
- water security
- watershed investments
- Planering och beslutsanalys
- Planning and Decision Analysis
- Mark- och vattenteknik
- Land and Water Resources Engineering
- Urban Design
- Stadsbyggnad
Publikations- och innehållstyp
- ref (ämneskategori)
- kap (ämneskategori)
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