PUBLICATIONS CATALOGUE 2012 - IWA Publishing

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Drinking Water Quality
Valuing Water, Valuing
Livelihoods
Guidance on Social Cost-benefit Analysis of
Drinking-water Interventions, with Special
Reference to Small Community Water Supplies
Editors: J Cameron, P Hunter, P Jagals, K Pond
The aim of Valuing Water, Valuing
Livelihoods is to give decision-makers,
health professionals and analysts a
comprehensive view of the arguments
and challenges associated with
establishing the value of drinking-water
interventions.
The experts who have contributed to
this publication provide guidance on
assessing the benefits from improving
access to safe drinking-water and from reducing the burden
of water-related diseases. They show how to compare the
value of these benefits to the costs of interventions, with special
reference to small-scale drinking-water systems.
Valuing Water, Valuing Livelihoods provides decision-makers,
health professionals and analysts with the tools to promote
improved access to safe drinking-water, especially for small and
vulnerable communities in developing countries, by presenting
comprehensive coverage of principles and practice, technology
and economics, health, livelihoods and ethics.
This title belongs to WHO Water Series
October 2011 • 272 pages • Paperback
ISBN: 9781843393108 • Ebook ISBN: 9781780400884*
IWA Members Price: £45.00/US$81.00/e60.75
Non Members Price: £60.00/US$108.00/e81.00
Drinking Water Quality
Metals and Related Substances
in Drinking Water
Proceedings of the 4th International
Conference, METEAU
Editors: Prosun Bhattacharya, Ingegerd Rosborg, Arifin
Sandhi, Colin Hayes, and Maria Joao Benoliel
Metals and Related Substances in
Drinking Water comprises the
proceedings of COST Action 637 –
METEAU, held in Kristianstad, Sweden,
October 13-15, 2010
This book collates the understanding of
the various factors which control metals
and related substances in drinking water
with an aim to minimize environmental
impacts.
Metals and Related Substances in Drinking Water:
• Provides an overview of knowledge on metals and related
substances in drinking water.
• Promotes good practice in controlling metals and related
substances in drinking water.
• Helps to determining the environmental and socio‐economic
impacts of control measures through public participation
• Introduces the importance of mineral balance in drinking
water especially when choosing treatment methods
• Shares practitioner experience.
The proceedings of this international conference contain
many state-of-the-art presentations by leading researchers
from across the world. They are of interest to water sector
practitioners, regulators, researchers and engineers.
November 2011 • 292 pages • Paperback
ISBN: 9781780400358
IWA Members Price: £74.25/US$133.65/e100.24
Non Members Price: £99.00/US$178.20/e133.65
Drinking Water Quality
Bioanalytical Tools in Water
Quality Assessment
Authors: Beate Escher and Frederic Leusch
With contributions by Heather Chapman
and Anita Poulsen
Bioanalytical Tools in Water Quality
Assessment reviews the application of
bioanalytical tools to the assessment of
water quality including surveillance
monitoring. The types of water included
range from wastewater to drinking
water, including recycled water, as well
as treatment processes and advanced
water treatment. Bioanalytical Tools in
Water Quality Assessment not only
demonstrates applications but also fills in
the background knowledge in toxicology/ecotoxicology needed
to appreciate these applications. Each chapter summarises
fundamental material in a targeted way so that information can
be applied to better understand the use of bioanalytical tools in
water quality assessment.
Bioanalytical tools in Water Quality Assessment can be used by
lecturers teaching academic and professional courses and also
by risk assessors, regulators, experts, consultants, researchers
and managers working in the water sector. It can also be
a reference manual for environmental engineers, analytical
chemists, and toxicologists.
Contents:
• Introduction
• Why and How to use Bioanalytical Tools and Bioassays in
Chemical Water Quality Assessment?
• Comparison of Chemical Analysis and Bioanalytical Tools
• Case Studies on Surface Water Quality Assessment
• Case studies on Application of Bioanalytical Tools for
Wastewater and Advanced Water Treatment
• Case studies on Application of Bioanalytical Tools for
Assessment of Recycled Water and Drinking Water
December 2011 • 272 pages • Paperback
ISBN: 9781843393689 • Ebook ISBN: 9781780400778*
IWA Members Price: £71.25/US$128.25/e96.19
Non Members Price: £95.00/US$171.00/e128.25
Environment
Managing Climate Risk in Water
Supply Systems
Editors: Casey Brown and Neil Ward
Water resources systems provide
multiple services and, if managed
properly, can contribute significantly to
social well-being and economic growth.
However, extreme or unexpected
hydroclimatic conditions, such as
droughts and floods, can adversely affect
or even completely interrupt these
services. This manual seeks to provide
knowledge, resources and techniques
for water resources professionals to
manage the risks and opportunities arising from hydroclimatic
variability and change.
Managing Climate Risk in Water Supply Systems provides
materials and tools designed to empower technical
professionals to better understand the key issues in water
supply systems. These materials are part of a suite of resources
that are developed to share climate risk knowledge related to a
range of sectors and climate-related problems.
The text motivates students by providing practical exercises
and it stimulates readers or workshop participants to consider
options and analyses that will highlight opportunities for
better management in the water systems in which they are
stakeholders.
Managing Climate Risk in Water Supply Systems provides a
hands-on approach to learning key concepts in hydrology and
climate science as they relate to climate risk management in
water supply systems.
The primary audience is technical professionals in water
resources management and provides a practical approach to
training
May 2012 • 135 pages • Paperback
ISBN: 9781780400587 • Ebook ISBN: 9781780400594*
IWA Members Price: £59.25/US$106.65/e79.99
Non Members Price: £79.00/US$142.20/e106.65
Environment
Water and Energy
Threats and Opportunities
Author: Gustaf Olsson
Water and Energy – Threats and
Opportunities creates an awareness of
the important couplings between water
and energy. It shows how energy is
used in all the various water cycle
operations and demonstrates how water
is used – and misused – in all kinds of
energy production and generation.
Population increase, climate change and
an increasing competition between food
and fuel production create enormous pressures on both water
and energy availability. Since there is no replacement for water,
water security looks more crucial than energy security. This
is true not only in developing countries but also in the most
advanced countries. The western parts of the USA suffer from
water scarcity that provides a real security threat.
The book does not aim to show “how to design” or to solve
some of the very intricate conflicts between water and energy.
Instead it systematically lists ideas, possibilities and a number
of results. There are a few more technical chapters that act as
entry points to more detailed technical literature.
Part One of the book describes the water-energy nexus,
the conflicts and competitions and the couplings between water
security, energy security, and food security.
Part Two captures how climate change, population increase
and the growing food demand will have major impact on water
availability in many countries in the world.
Part Three describes water for energy and how energy
production and conversion depend on water availability. As a
consequence, all planning has to take both water and energy
into consideration. The environmental (including water)
consequences of oil and coal exploration and refining are
huge, in North America as well as in the rest of the world.
Furthermore, oil leak accidents have hit America, Africa,
Europe as well as Asia. The consequences of hydropower
are discussed and the competition between hydropower
generation, flood control and water storage is illustrated.
The importance of water for cooling thermal power plants
is described, as this was so tragically demonstrated at the
Fukushima nuclear plants in 2011. Climate change will further
emphasize the strong coupling between water availability and
the operation of power plants.
Part Four analyses energy for water - how water
production and treatment depend on energy. The book
shows that a lot can be done to improve equipment, develop
processes and apply advanced monitoring and control to save
energy for water operations. Significant amounts of energy
can be saved by better pumping, the reduction of leakages,
controlled aeration in biological wastewater treatment, more
efficient biogas production, and by improved desalination
processes.
The water-energy issue is not only about technology. It is our
attitudes and our lifestyle that can significantly influence the
consumption of both water and energy. We all have to be
reminded that water is energy and energy is water.
The reader
The book is aimed for various kinds of readers:
• The politician and decision maker – providing a holistic view;
• The engineer who wishes to find out about the key issues
and to understand the strong driving forces from the
increasing population, climate change and the food supply in
the world;
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