Rethinking urban areas: An example of an integrated blue-green approach

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1534-1542

  Rozos, E ^a   Makropoulos, C ^a   Maksimovic C ^b  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blue green approach; Green roofs; Local treatment; Rainwater harvesting; Urban heat island effect; Urban water modelling

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; HEATING; ROOFS; RUNOFF; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

BLUE-GREEN APPROACH; GREEN ROOF; LOCAL TREATMENT; RAIN WATER HARVESTING; URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECTS; URBAN WATERS;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; RAIN; RUNOFF; STORM WATER;

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEAT ISLAND; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; INTEGRATED APPROACH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RAINWATER; RECYCLING; ROOF; STORMWATER; URBAN AREA; VEGETATION COVER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER STORAGE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BLUE GREEN APPROACH; CITY; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLOODING; HOUSEHOLD; NOISE; PRESSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECREATION; SIMULATION; URBAN AREA; URBAN WATER OPTIONEERING TOOL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84889577917     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2013.140     Document Type: Article

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