Rainwater Harvesting―Building a Water Smart City (Springer Water)

Foreword by Garry Pender
Foreword by Mukand S. Babel
Foreword by Muhammed Alamgir
Preface
Contents
Abbreviation
1 Introduction
	1.1 General
	1.2 Urban Hydrology
	1.3 Water Challenges
		1.3.1 Ground Water Shortage
		1.3.2 Urban Storm Waterlogging or Urban Flooding
		1.3.3 Impacts of Climate Change on Rainfall
	1.4 Water Smart City
	1.5 Rainwater Harvesting System
	1.6 History of Rainwater Harvesting
		1.6.1 Ancient History
		1.6.2 Modern Time
	1.7 Advantages of the Rainwater Harvesting System
	1.8 Selection of Rainwater Harvesting System
	1.9 Maximizing Harvested Water Efficiency
	1.10 Rainwater Harvesting System-Related Codes and Legislation
	References
2 Hydrological Aspects
	2.1 Introduction
	2.2 Hydrological Cycle
	2.3 Urban Hydrology
	2.4 Precipitation
		2.4.1 Measurement of Rainfall
		2.4.2 Rainfall Data Processing and Presentation
		2.4.3 Rainfall Depth-Area-Duration
		2.4.4 Rainfall Intensity–Duration–Frequency (IDF)
	2.5 Infiltration
		2.5.1 Measurement of Infiltration
		2.5.2 Infiltration Models
	2.6 Runoff
		2.6.1 Runoff Data Collection
		2.6.2 Estimation of Runoff
	2.7 Groundwater
		2.7.1 Aquifer Formation
		2.7.2 Groundwater Movement
		2.7.3 Groundwater Recharge
	2.8 Water Smart City and Water Quality
	References
3 Rainwater Harvesting System
	3.1 Introduction
	3.2 Catchment
	3.3 Rainwater Conveyance
		3.3.1 Gutters
		3.3.2 Downspouts
	3.4 Rainwater Storage
		3.4.1 Tank Materials and Location
		3.4.2 Tank Sizing
		3.4.3 Storage Performances
	3.5 Distribution System
	3.6 Rainwater Quality
	3.7 Rainwater Treatment
		3.7.1 Pre-Storage Treatment Devices
		3.7.2 Post-Storage Treatment Devices
		3.7.3 Sedimentation
		3.7.4 Filtration
		3.7.5 Disinfection
	3.8 Design and Installation Procedures
	3.9 Management Strategies
	References
4 Stormwater Management
	4.1 Introduction
	4.2 Urban Stormwater
	4.3 Stormwater Management
	4.4 Developments in Stormwater Management
	4.5 Stormwater Management Technics
		4.5.1 Green Roofs and Living Walls
		4.5.2 Rain Gardens
		4.5.3 Bioretention Swales
		4.5.4 Bioretention Basin
		4.5.5 Permeable Pavements
		4.5.6 Rain Barrels or Cisterns
	4.6 Design and Installation Guidelines
	4.7 Management Strategies
	References
5 Greywater Water Reuse
	5.1 Introduction
	5.2 Greywater Reuse
	5.3 Advantages and Disadvantages of the Greywater Reuse
	5.4 Quantity of Greywater
	5.5 Greywater Quality
	5.6 Greywater Treatment System
		5.6.1 Separation of Greywater
		5.6.2 Greywater Treatment Technologies
	5.7 Greywater Footprint (GWF)
	5.8 Greywater Codes
	5.9 Combined Greywater and Rainwater Harvesting
	5.10 Design and Installation Guidelines
	5.11 Management Strategies
	References
6 Groundwater Recharge
	6.1 Introduction
	6.2 Managed Aquifer Recharge
	6.3 History
	6.4 Need for Managed Aquifer Recharge
	6.5 Advantages of Managed Aquifer Recharge
	6.6 Types of Managed Aquifer Recharge
		6.6.1 Rainwater Harvesting for Managed Aquifer Recharge
		6.6.2 Managed Aquifer Recharge with Stormwater
		6.6.3 Managed Aquifer Recharge with Stormwater and Greywater
	6.7 Water Treatment
	6.8 Aquifer Recharge Specific Regulations and Guidelines
	References
7 Economics of Rainwater Harvesting System
	7.1 Introduction
	7.2 Life Cycle Cost Analysis
		7.2.1 Costs
		7.2.2 Benefits
		7.2.3 Net Present Value (NPV)
		7.2.4 Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
		7.2.5 Payback Period (PB)
	7.3 Economic Assessment of the System
	7.4 Integrated Rainwater Harvesting and Others
	7.5 Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA)
	References
8 Advanced Technologies in the Water Smart City
	8.1 Introduction
	8.2 Advancement in the Study of Hydrology
		8.2.1 Remote Sensing
		8.2.2 Geographical Information System
		8.2.3 Artificial Neural Networks
		8.2.4 Genetic Algorithm
		8.2.5 Fuzzy Logic
		8.2.6 Rainfall Mapping
	8.3 Application of Rainwater Harvesting Modeling Software
		8.3.1 Around the World
		8.3.2 Principles of Modeling Software
		8.3.3 Possibilities for Stormwater Management
		8.3.4 Possibilities for MAR
	8.4 Suitable Site Selection for Rainwater Harvesting
		8.4.1 Application of Drones
		8.4.2 GIS and Remote Sensing
	8.5 Rainwater Harvesting with Architectural Design
		8.5.1 Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Software
	8.6 Automated Water Quality
	8.7 Economic and Financial Analysis
		8.7.1 Reliability Analysis
		8.7.2 Statistical Analysis
	8.8 Assessment of Socio-Economic Impacts
		8.8.1 Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)
		8.8.2 Agent-Based Model (ABM)
	8.9 Evaluation of Systems
	References
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
	Reference
Index