The urban stormwater farm

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 239-246

  Liebman, M B ^a   Jonasson, O J ^b   Wiese, R N ^c  

^a Sustainability Workshop   (United Kingdom)

^b Ku ring gai Council   (Australia)

^c Storm Consulting   (Australia)

Author keywords

Food miles; Food security; Stormwater harvesting; Sustainable land use; Urban; Virtual water

Indexed keywords

FOOD MILES; FOOD SECURITY; STORMWATERS; SUSTAINABLE LAND-USE; URBAN; VIRTUAL WATER;

AGGLOMERATION; DISASTERS; FOOD SUPPLY; LAND USE; RAIN; STORM SEWERS; WASTEWATER; WATER SUPPLY;

URBAN PLANNING;

CARBON; STORM WATER;

AGGLOMERATION; CARBON EMISSION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY USE; FOOD SECURITY; LAND USE PLANNING; NATURAL DISASTER; PRICE DYNAMICS; RAINFALL; STORMWATER; URBAN AREA; WATER USE;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD SECURITY; LAND USE; POLLUTION CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CITIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FOOD SUPPLY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RAIN; URBANIZATION; VICTORIA; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 79960469623     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.182     Document Type: Article

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