Water-energy nexus: Retrofitting urban areas to achieve zero pollution

Building Research and Information

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 589-604

  Novotny, Vladimir ^a  

^a AquaNova LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

cities; drainage; retrofit; sustainable urban design; urban planning; water conservation; water energy nexus; watershed management

Indexed keywords

CITIES; RETROFIT; SUSTAINABLE URBAN DESIGNS; WATER-ENERGY NEXUS; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

DRAINAGE; ECONOMICS; GREENHOUSE GASES; METHANE; NUTRIENTS; RECOVERY; RETROFITTING; SOIL CONSERVATION; URBAN PLANNING; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84880418514     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2013.804764     Document Type: Article

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