TY - BOOK ID - 7987963 TI - Risk management of water supply and sanitation systems PY - 2009 SN - 904812364X 9786612236280 1282236288 9048123658 9048123631 PB - Dordrecht, Netherlands : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Emergency management -- Congresses. KW - Emergency water supply -- Congresses. KW - Environmental Engineering KW - Civil & Environmental Engineering KW - Engineering & Applied Sciences KW - Water-supply KW - Sewage disposal plants KW - Risk management KW - Effluent treatment plants KW - Sewage treatment plants KW - Sewage works KW - Wastewater treatment plants KW - Water pollution control plants KW - WPCPs (Sewage disposal) KW - Availability, Water KW - Water availability KW - Water resources KW - Environment. KW - Water-supply. KW - Civil engineering. KW - Ecotoxicology. KW - Water pollution. KW - Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution. KW - Water Industry/Water Technologies. KW - Civil Engineering. KW - Environmental Monitoring/Analysis. KW - Engineering KW - Public works KW - Aquatic pollution KW - Fresh water KW - Fresh water pollution KW - Freshwater pollution KW - Inland water pollution KW - Lake pollution KW - Lakes KW - Reservoirs KW - River pollution KW - Rivers KW - Stream pollution KW - Water contamination KW - Water pollutants KW - Water pollution KW - Pollution KW - Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc. KW - Ecotoxicology KW - Pollutants KW - Environmental health KW - Toxicology KW - Natural resources KW - Public utilities KW - Water resources development KW - Water utilities KW - Refuse disposal facilities KW - Sewage KW - Purification KW - Environmental pollution. KW - Environmental toxicology. KW - Monitoring/Environmental Analysis. KW - Chemical pollution KW - Chemicals KW - Contamination of environment KW - Environmental pollution KW - Contamination (Technology) KW - Asbestos abatement KW - Bioremediation KW - Environmental engineering KW - Environmental quality KW - Factory and trade waste KW - Hazardous waste site remediation KW - Hazardous wastes KW - In situ remediation KW - Lead abatement KW - Refuse and refuse disposal KW - Environmental aspects KW - Environmental monitoring. KW - Biomonitoring (Ecology) KW - Ecological monitoring KW - Monitoring, Environmental KW - Applied ecology KW - Measurement KW - Monitoring UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7987963 AB - Each year more than 200 million people are affected by floods, tropical storms, droughts, earthquakes, and also operational failures, wars, terrorism, vandalism, and accidents involving hazardous materials. These are part of the wide variety of events that cause death, injury, and significant economic losses for the countries affected. In an environment where natural hazards are present, local actions are decisive in all stages of risk management: in the work of prevention and mitigation, in rehabilitation and reconstruction, and above all in emergency response and the provision of basic services to the affected population. Commitment to systematic vulnerability reduction is crucial to ensure the resilience of communities and populations to the impact of natural and manmade hazards. Current challenges for the water and sanitation sector require an increase in sustainable access to water and sanitation services in residential areas, where natural hazards pose the greatest risk. In settlements located on unstable and risk-prone land there is growing environmental degradation coupled with extreme conditions of poverty that increase vulnerability. The development of local capacity and risk management play vital roles in obtaining sustainability of water and sanitation systems as well as for the communities themselves. Unfortunately water may also represent a potential target for terrorist activity or war conflict and a deliberate contamination of water is a potential public health threat. An approach which considers the needs of communities and institutions is particularly important in urban areas affected by armed conflict. Risk management for large rehabilitation projects has to deal with major changes caused by conflict: damaged or destroyed infrastructure, increased population, corrupt or inefficient water utilities, and impoverished communities. Water supply and sanitation are amongst the first considerations in disaster response. The greatest water-borne risk to health in most emergencies is the transmission of faecal pathogens, due to inadequate sanitation, hygiene and protection of water sources. However, some disasters, including those involving damage to chemical and nuclear industrial installations, or involving volcanic activity, may create acute problems from chemical or radiological water pollution. Sanitation includes safe excreta disposal, drainage of wastewater and rainwater, solid waste disposal and vector control. This book is based on the discussions and papers prepared for the NATO Advanced Research Workshop that took place in Ohrid, Macedonia under the auspices of the NATO Security Through Science Programme and addressed problems Risk management of water supply and sanitation systems impaired by operational failures, natural disasters and war conflicts. The main purpose of the workshop was to critically assess the existing knowledge on Risk management of water supply and sanitation systems, with respect to diverse conditions in participating countries, and promote close co-operation among scientists with different professional experience from different countries. The ARW technical program comprised papers on 4 topics, : (a) Vulnerability of Wastewater and Sanitation Systems, (b) Vulnerability of Drinking Water Systems, (c) Emergency response plans, and (d) Case studies from regions affected by Drinking Water System, Wastewater and Sanitation System failures. ER -