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close this bookWater for Urban Areas (UNU, 2000, 243 p.)
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close this folder1. Water for urban areas of the developing world in the twenty-first century
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View the documentPopulation and water
View the documentUrbanization and water
close this folderConstraints on water availability
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View the documentWater scarcity
View the documentHigh economic costs
View the documentFinancing and financial management constraints
View the documentManagement constraints
View the documentEnvironmental and health issues
View the documentChanges in mind-sets
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close this folder2. Water management in Metropolitan Tokyo
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close this folderHistory of waterworks in Tokyo
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View the documentOpening of modern waterworks
View the documentThe Ogouchi Dam project
View the documentWar damage and the increase in water leakage
View the documentSerious water shortage in 1964
View the documentDevelopment of water resources in the upper Tone River basin
close this folderThe present situation
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View the documentIndustrial water
View the documentUtilization of treated sewage
View the documentTowards a ''water conservation conscious city''
View the documentTokyo's water service compared with other cities in Japan and the world
close this folderThe future
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close this folderWater circulation and urban civilization
View the documentRapid urbanization and changes in water circulation
View the documentThe philosophy of recycling
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close this folder3. Water quality management issues in the Kansai Metropolitan Region
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View the documentThe Kansai Metropolitan Region
close this folderThe water resources in the region
View the documentThe Lake Biwa-Yodo River water system
View the documentLake Biwa Comprehensive Development Project
close this folderWater metabolism of the region
View the documentMetabolic features of the region
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View the documentPollution control and wastewater management
close this folderWater quality issues in the Kansai Metropolitan Region
View the documentUpstream-downstream relationships
View the documentUpgrading of wastewater management systems
View the documentThe water quality of Osaka Bay
View the documentControl of Lake Biwa eutrophication
close this folderSummary and emerging issues
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View the documentEmerging issues
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close this folder4. Water management in mega-cities in India: Mumbai, Delhi, Calcutta, and Chennai
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View the documentThe urban scenario in India
close this folderIndian mega-cities
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View the documentPreferential treatment of mega-cities
View the documentProblems of water supply in the four Indian mega-cities
close this folderWater supply in Mumbai
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View the documentWater sources
View the documentProblems in water management
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View the documentDemand management
View the documentFinancial management for a self-supporting system
View the documentAutomation
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close this folderWater supply in Delhi
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View the documentWater sources
View the documentProblems in water management
View the documentProblems causing working constraints
View the documentScope for improving the water supply and water management
View the documentWater conservation
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close this folderWater supply in Calcutta
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View the documentDistribution system
View the documentWater tariffs
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View the documentUnaccounted for water
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close this folderWater supply in Chennai
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View the documentProjects to augment the supply for Chennai
View the documentWater management in Chennai
View the documentOther measures for water conservation
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close this folder5. Water supply and distribution in the metropolitan area of Mexico City
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View the documentMexico City: A case study
close this folderMexico City Metropolitan Zone
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close this folderMacro-projects
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View the documentThe Cutzamala System
View the documentThe Cutzamala Macrocircuit and the Cutzamala ''Aquaférico''
View the documentSewage
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close this folder6. Wastewater management and reuse in mega-cities
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View the documentThe role of wastewater reuse in mega-cities
View the documentOverview of wastewater reclamation technologies
View the documentWastewater reuse applications
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View the documentThe cost of wastewater reuse
View the documentThe future of water reuse
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close this folder7. The role of the private sector in the provision of water and wastewater services in urban areas
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View the documentThe present situation of the water and sanitation sector
View the documentThe private sector - part of the solution
close this folderOptions for private participation in municipal water and wastewater
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View the documentService contracts
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View the documentLeases
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View the documentJoint venture leases and concessions
View the documentBuild-operate-transfer contracts
View the documentFull or partial divestiture
View the documentHybrids
close this folderCompetition and regulation
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close this folderPreparing for a private sector venture
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View the documentChoosing among the options
View the documentMaking sure that the desired option is of interest to the private sector
View the documentFinding and contracting a suitable partner
close this folderManaging the process
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View the documentHiring competent independent advisers
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close this folderManaging the contract
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close this folder8. Emergency water supply and disaster vulnerability
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View the documentDevelopment of a reliable water supply
close this folderPerformance of water supply systems in recent disasters
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View the documentEarthquake
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View the documentFlood
View the documentRefugee camps
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close this folderApplications
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View the documentContra Costa Water District
View the documentSan Francisco
View the documentVancouver
View the documentZaire refugee camps
View the documentThe concept of an emergency water supply system
View the documentProposal
View the documentConcluding remarks
View the document9. Conclusions
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