Integrated Urban Water Management: Humid Tropics UNESCO-IHP

1. Integrated urban water management in the humid tropics – Carlos E.M. Tucci

• 1.1. Urban development in humid tropics
• 1.2. The tropics
• 1.3. Water supply and sanitation
• 1.4. Urban drainage and floodplains
• 1.5. Total solids
• 1.6. Water quality
• 1.7. Water-related diseases
• 1.8. Urban water main issues
• 1.9. Integrated urban waters management (IUWM)

2. Water supply and wastewater management in the humid tropics – Antônio D. Benetti and Luiza Cintra Campos

• 2.1. Overview
• 2.2. Water supply interactions in humid tropics
• 2.3. Wastewater collection, treatment and reuse
• 2.3.1 Off-site systems
• 2.3.2 On-site systems
• 2.3.3 Water reuse
• 2.4. Industrial wastewater collection, treatment and reuse

 3. Stormwater management in the humid tropics – Joel A. Goldenfum, Carlos E.M. Tucci and André L.L. da Silveira

• 3.1. Stormwater management principles
• 3.2. Climatic factors in the humid tropics
• 3.3. Socio-economic factors in the humid tropics
• 3.4. Urban drainage structural control measures
• 3.4.1 Storage type devices
• 3.4.2 Infiltration type devices
• 3.4.3 Floodplain and channel management
• 3.5. Institutional aspects
• 3.6. Urban drainage master plans
• 3.7. Participative master plans in Brazil
• 3.8. Conclusions

4. Total solids management – Carlos E.M. Tucci, Marllus G.F.P Neves, Jonathan N. Parkinson, Joel A. Goldenfum

• 4.1. Urban total solids
• 4.2. Socio-economic and institutional factors affecting solids in drainage systems in the humid tropics
• 4.3. Origins and characteristics of solid wastes
• 4.4. Urban sediments
• 4.5. Solid waste
• 4.5.1 Solids production and collecting
• 4.5.2 Classification of drainage solids
• 4.5.3 Factors affecting solid wastes in drains
• 4.6. Impacts of solids on operational performance
• 4.6.1 Hydraulic impacts
• 4.6.2 Environmental impacts of urban runoff
• 4.7. Solids management
• 4.7.1 Sediments yield
• 4.7.2 Domestic solid waste production
• 4.7.3 Engineering solutions for control of solid wastes in drains
• 4.7.4 Drain cleaning
• 4.7.5 Improved solid waste collection and disposal
• 4.8 Conclusions

 

5. Control of public health hazards in the humid tropics – Jonathan N. Parkinson and Luiza C. Campos

• 5.1. Introduction
• 5.2. Health risks associated with microbiological and chemical pollutants
• 5.2.1 Waterborne diseases
• 5.2.2 Diseases transmitted by mosquitoes
• 5.2.3 Diseases transmitted by animals
• 5.2.4 Chemicals and micro-pollutants
• 5.3. Transmission pathways in urban water systems
• 5.3.1 Contamination of water sources
• 5.3.2 Contamination of water distribution systems
• 5.3.3 Contamination of water in the domestic environment
• 5.3.4 Transmission pathways related to drainage
• 5.3.5 Wastewater disposal and reuse
• 5.4. Strategies for protecting urban water systems from contamination
• 5.4.1 Protection of water sources
• 5.4.2 Protection of water distribution systems
• 5.4.3 Sanitation and excreta management
• 5.4.4 In-home water storage and domestic hygiene
• 5.4.5 Drainage
• 5.4.6 Wastewater treatment
• 5.5. Monitoring the health benefits of urban water systems
• 5.5.1 Conventional approaches towards water quality monitoring
• 5.5.2 Limitations of conventional approaches
• 5.5.3 Alternative approaches for monitoring of water systems

6. Reducing vulnerability to disasters in urban areas of humid tropics –Eduardo Mario Mendiondo

• 6.1. Introduction
• 6.1.1 Urbanizations, hazards and disasters
• 6.1.2 Needs for lessons to be learnt
• 6.2. Storms, floods and cyclones
• 6.3. Water shortage and droughts
• 6.4. Landslides and mudslides
• 6.5. Tsunamis
• 6.6. Human-related hazards
• 6.7. Early warning and preparedness
• 6.7.1 Addressing the audience
• 6.7.2 Challenging issues
• 6.8. Human resources
• 6.9. Cases of risk assessment and management
• 6.9.1 Risk assessment
• 6.9.2 Risk management
• 6.9.3 Strengths and limitations: a short example
• 6.10. Conclusions

7. Integrated urban water management: institutional, legal and socio-economic issues – Arlindo Philippi Jr, Giuliano Marcon, Luis Eduardo Gregolin Grisotto, Tadeu Fabrício Malheiros

• 7.1. Bases for the formulation of urban water management policies
• 7.2. Environmental and water resource management in the urban environment
• 7.2.1 Main progresses and situation in the humid tropics
• 7.2.2 Actions and initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean
• 7.2.3 Proposals and actions developed in Brazil
• 7.3. Urban water management in the humid tropics: a new paradigm

8. Education and capacity building – Jose Ochoa Iturbe

• 8.1. Introduction
• 8.2. Assessment of needs
• 8.3. Formal education
• 8.4. Target groups for training or briefing
• 8.5. Methods, tools, platforms (UWETT contributions to and accessibility) and dissemination
• 8.6. Case studies
• 8.7. Human resources
• 8.8. Role of the regional centres
• 8.9. Links with academic institutions for development of tools
• 8.10. Conclusion

Biography

Jonathan N. Parkinson, Joel Avruch Goldenfum, Carlos Tucci