Author : Bridget Woods Ballard
Publisher :
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 25,55 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Drainage
ISBN : 9780860176985
This handbook provides guidance on the construction of SUDS (sustainable drainage systems) to facilitate their effective implementation within developments. It is aimed at site engineers and SUDS practitioners.
Author : Bridget Woods Ballard
Publisher :
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 42,77 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Drainage
ISBN : 9780860176978
This guidance document is aimed at providing comprehensive advice on the implementation of SUDS in the UK. It provides information for all aspects of the life cycle of SUDS, from initial planning, design through to construction and their management in the context of the current regulatory framework.
Author : Sue Illman
Publisher :
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 18,7 MB
Release : 2017-08
Category : Drainage
ISBN : 9780860177838
Author : David Balmforth
Publisher :
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 23,23 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Storm sewers
ISBN : 9780860176350
Aims to provide advice for the design and management of urban sewerage and drainage systems to reduce the impacts that arise when flows occur that exceed their capacity. This book includes information on the effective design of both underground systems and overland flood conveyance.
Author : David Butler
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 694 pages
File Size : 45,99 MB
Release : 2017-07-12
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1351988514
Urban Drainage has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect changes in the practice and priorities of urban drainage. New and expanded coverage includes: Sewer flooding The impact of climate change Flooding models The move towards sustainability Providing a descriptive overview of the issues involved as well as the engineering principles and analysis, it draws on real-world examples as well as models to support and demonstrate the key issues facing engineers dealing with drainage issues. It also deals with both the design of new drainage systems and the analysis and upgrading of existing infrastructure. This is a unique and essential textbook for students of water, environmental, and public health engineering as well as a valuable resource for practising engineers.
Author : Kemi Adeyeye
Publisher : The Crowood Press
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 19,46 MB
Release : 2019-11-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1785006401
Good drainage contributes to the delivery of sustainable, innovative and resilient buildings, and is essential for our health and wellbeing. However, designers and architects can often leave drainage to be implemented by specialists in isolation of other design considerations, resulting in costly changes, rework and repairs, operational discomfort and poor user experiences that could have been avoided. Written for building designers and allied professionals, homeowners and managers as well as the general public, Building Drainage promotes an integrative and collaborative approach. Key principles and components of drainage design are presented in an accessible manner with many UK examples where the underlying information and knowledge can be applied internationally. coverage includes waste and foul water drainage systems and the benefits of integrated water management (IWM) approach, where 'waste' becomes a valuable resource; surface and rainwater drainage; water and energy efficiency through wastewater recycling and reuse, and heat recovery. After reading this book you will understand the mostly invisible, or unperceived, yet vital aspects of functional drainage design and their interaction with the architecture of the building as well as the local and global environments.
Author : Ashok Sharma
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,20 MB
Release : 2018-10-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128128435
Approaches to Water Sensitive Urban Design: Potential, Design, Ecological Health, Economics, Policies and Community Perceptions covers all aspects on the implementation of sustainable storm water systems for urban and suburban areas whether they are labeled as WSUD, Low Impact Development (LID), Green Infrastructure (GI), Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) or the Sponge City Concept. These systems and approaches are becoming an integral part of developing water sensitive cities as they are considered very capable solutions in addressing issues relating to urbanization, climate change and heat island impacts in dealing with storm water issues. The book is based on research conducted in Australia and around the world, bringing in perspectives in an ecosystems approach, a water quality approach, and a sewer based approach to stormwater, all of which are uniquely covered in this single resource.
Author : Jonathan D. Avery
Publisher : Springer
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 24,13 MB
Release : 2019-01-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 3030025802
This book explores the stigma of addiction and discusses ways to improve negative attitudes for better health outcomes. Written by experts in the field of addiction, the text takes a reader-friendly approach to the essentials of addiction stigma across settings and demographics. The authors reveal the challenges patients face in the spaces that should be the safest, including the home, the workplace, the justice system, and even the clinical community. The text aims to deliver tools to professionals who work with individuals with substance use disorders and lay persons seeking to combat stigma and promote recovery. The Stigma of Addiction is an excellent resource for psychiatrists, addiction medicine specialists, students across specialties, researchers, public health officials, and individuals with substance use disorders and their families.
Author : Florence Hartley
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 23,28 MB
Release : 1860
Category : History
ISBN :
Do unto others as you would others should do to you. You can never be rude if you bear the rule always in mind, for what lady likes to be treated rudely? True Christian politeness will always be the result of an unselfish regard for the feelings of others, and though you may err in the ceremonious points of etiquette, you will never be im polite. Politeness, founded upon such a rule, becomes the expression, in graceful manner, of social virtues. The spirit of politeness consists in a certain attention to forms and ceremonies, which are meant both to please others and ourselves, and to make others pleased with us ;a still clearer definition may be given by saying that politeness is goodness of heart put into daily practice; the.re can be no true, politeness without kindness, purity, singleness of heart, and sensibility. Many believe that politeness is but a mask worn in the world to conceal bad passions and impulses, and to make a show of possessing virtues not really existing in the heart; thus, that politeness is merely hypocrisy and dissimulation. Do not believe this; be certain that those who profess such a doctrine are practising themselves the deceit they condemn so much.
Author : Fred Hall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 49,79 MB
Release : 2012-05-23
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1136424407
The Building Services Handbook summarises concisely, in diagrams and brief explanations, all elements of building services. Practice, techniques and procedures are clearly defined with supplementary references to regulations and relevant standards. This is an essential text for all construction/building services students up to undergraduate level, and is also a valuable reference text for building service professionals. This new book is based on Fred Hall's 'Essential Building Services and Equipment 2ed' and has been thoroughly updated throughout. It is a companion volume to the highly popular textbook 'Building Construction Handbook' by Chudley and Greeno, which is now in its fourth edition.
