Rainwater harvesting and management - Policy and regulations in Germany

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 376-385

  Schuetze, T ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Decentralized rainwater; Germany; Harvesting utilization; Policies regulations; Retention and management

Indexed keywords

FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; POTABLE WATER; RAIN; SOURCE SEPARATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES;

COMBINED SEWER SYSTEMS; CONTROL AND PROTECTION; DECENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT; DECENTRALIZED RAINWATER; FRESH WATER RESOURCES; GERMANY; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; RAIN WATER HARVESTING;

HARVESTING;

DRINKING WATER; FRESH WATER; RAIN;

DECENTRALIZATION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RAINWATER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ECOSYSTEM; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLOODING; GERMANY; HARVESTING; MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PRECIPITATION; PROTECTION; SEWER; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER; WATER STRESS; WATER SUPPLY;

GERMANY;

EID: 84878871052     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2013.035     Document Type: Article

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