Description

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This newly updated Water Sustainability volume of the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology (ESST) takes a holistic view of full water cycle and integrates the water themes into sustainability science and technology.
With the increasing pressures of population growth, water scarcity, flooding, water pollution, climate impacts and competition of water uses among municipal, agricultural, industrial sectors and ecosystem, there is a growing trend in promoting Integrated Water Management and "One Water" concept worldwide. This reference volume covers multi-disciplinary sustainability topics from the perspective of integrated water management, which includes drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, reclaimed water and groundwater. It also spans cross-cutting themes of the water-energy-food nexus, showing how all of these sectors are inextricably linked.
Water Sustainability is a comprehensive resource for a broad audience of scientists and engineers, researchers and practitioners, and decision makers whose objective is to advance sustainable water management.

About the Author

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Dr. Harry Zhang is the Research Program Manager on Integrated Water and Stormwater at The Water Research Foundation (WRF) where he directs the research portfolios on Sustainable Integrated Water Management (SIWM) and Stormwater. Dr. Zhang is the subject editor on water sustainability for Journal of Water Supply and was the subject editor on water sustainability for Journal of Water Science & Technology by International Water Association (IWA). In addition, Dr. Zhang was the chair for Hydrology and Watershed Management committee at American Water Resources Association (AWRA). Dr. Zhang has over 100 publications including books, book chapters, and peer-reviewed journal papers. Dr. Zhang holds a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering (Water Resources) with minor research field in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia and is a registered professional engineer in the U.S.