Strategic Planning for Water

<p><em>Strategic Planning for Water</em> examines the neglected relationship between planning for water and spatial planning. It provides the background to sustainable water management and assistance to spatial planners in understanding the complex water environment. </p><p>This extremely topical book examines the challenges of:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>how to ensure that water supplies are adequate to meet our future needs </li> <li>how to reduce the risk of flooding as we are faced by stormier winters and rises in sea levels </li> <li>how to better manage our waste water </li> <li>how to further improve the water quality of our rivers in response to the Water Framework Directive. </li> </ul><p>Essential reading for planners developers and all those who must in future effectively incorporate water issues into their plans developments and lifestyles if these are to be truly sustainable. </p>