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Out of Water - Design Solutions for Arid Regions / Liat Margolis, Aziza Chaouni.
Author
Margolis, Liat
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Basel/Berlin/Boston : Birkhäuser, [2015].
©2015.
Description
1 online resource (208 pages) : illustrations.
Availability
Available Online
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Subject(s)
Water conservation
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Case studies
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Author
Chaouni, Aziza
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Library of Congress genre(s)
Case studies
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Biographical/Historical note
Liat Margolis, Aziza Chaouni, Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design of the University of Toronto, Canada.
Summary note
Which approaches can landscape, urban and architectural designers take to contribute their specific professional skills and means to solve the problem of water scarcity? What potential do available technologies and materials offer, what methods and tools can be derived from social engagement? Based on five years of research, the results of the Out of Water project are laid out here in a series of case studies and essays by international experts.
Bibliographic references
50 farb. Abb., 800 schw.-w. Zeichn.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Basel/Berlin/Boston : Birkhäuser, 2015. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
System details
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
Source of description
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed February 28, 2015)
Language note
In English.
Contents
Frontmatter
Table Of Contents
Foreword / Dreiseitl, Herbert
Preface
How To Read The Case Studies
Introduction: Are We Out Of Water?
Water, Technology, And Society: A Historical Overview / Picon, Antoine
Introduction: Beyond Low-Flush Toilets
Technical Optimism As An Antidote To Water Scarcity: Desalination Systems In Israel, Australia, And Spain / Tal, Alon
A New Model For Water Technology Dissemination: Reaching 20 Million People By 2020 With Better Water And Sanitation / Dow Baker, Camille ; Ka Kit Ngai, Tommy
Kanchan Arsenic Filter
Liquid Wrap
Vena Water Condenser
Isla Urbana
Down To Earth / Kedar, Ruth
Introduction: Water Equals Food
Bridging The Gap Between Available Water And Water Demand: Water Technologies For Agricultural Production In Israel / Adar, Eilon M.
The African Market Garden: Introduction Of Drip Irrigation To The Sudano Sahel Region / Pasternak, Dov ; Woltering, Lennart
The Role Of Design In Hydrological Modeling Of River Basins: The Drâa Oasis Valley / Chaouni, Aziza
A Model For Integrated Agrarian Urbanism: Water Management In The Jordan River Basin / Masoud, Fadi
Wastewater Treatment And Reclamation In Israel
Introduction: Urban Aquatic Ecosystems
Micro-Urban Communities And Water-Made Landscapes: Critical Refugia, Technologies, And Coexistence In The Arid Lands / Lee, Gini
Water-Conserving Design Solutions: Contributions Of Water Budget Analysis In Arid And Semi-Arid Regions / Wescoat, James L.
Hiriya Landfill Recycling Park
Taragalte Ecolodge
Wadi Hanifah Restoration Project
Wadi Hanifah Bio-Remediation Facility
Bibliography And References
Illustration Credits
About The Authors
Project Index
Acknowledgements.
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Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Arts and Architecture 2014 ZDB-23-DKA
Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Complete Package 2014 ZDB-23-DGG
ISBN
9783038210061
OCLC
895651236
Doi
10.1515/9783038210061
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Out of water : design solutions for arid regions / Liat Margolis, Aziza Chaouni, with a Foreword by Herbert Dreiseitl.
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Out of Water - Design Solutions for Arid Regions / Liat Margolis, Aziza Chaouni.
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Out of water : design solutions for arid regions / [edited by] Liat Margolis, Aziza Chaouni ; with a foreword by Herbert Dreiseitl.
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9988470793506421