{"product_id":"water-4-0-the-past-present-and-future-of-the-worlds-most-vital-resource-paperback","title":"Water 4.0: The Past, Present, and Future of the World's Most Vital Resource - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Sedlak\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe little-known story of the systems that bring us our drinking water, how they were developed, the problems they are facing, and how they will be reinvented\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Turn on the faucet, and water pours out. Pull out the drain plug, and the dirty water disappears. Most of us give little thought to the hidden systems that bring us water and take it away when we're done with it. But these underappreciated marvels of engineering face an array of challenges that cannot be solved without a fundamental change to our relationship with water, David Sedlak explains in this enlightening book. To make informed decisions about the future, we need to understand the three revolutions in urban water systems that have occurred over the past 2,500 years and the technologies that will remake the system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The author starts by describing Water 1.0, the early Roman aqueducts, fountains, and sewers that made dense urban living feasible. He then details the development of drinking water and sewage treatment systems--the second and third revolutions in urban water. He offers an insider's look at current systems that rely on reservoirs, underground pipe networks, treatment plants, and storm sewers to provide water that is safe to drink, before addressing how these water systems will have to be reinvented. For everyone who cares about reliable, clean, abundant water, this book is essential reading.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Sedlak\u003c\/b\u003e is the Malozemoff Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley; codirector of the Berkeley Water Center; and deputy director of the National Science Foundation's engineering research center for Reinventing the Nation's Urban Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt). He is the 2014 recipient of the National Water Research Institute Clarke Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 31, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764151943456,"sku":"9780300212679","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dd6a9e8667b4e45e507ef7ac50ad2f2a.webp?v=1780244058","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/water-4-0-the-past-present-and-future-of-the-worlds-most-vital-resource-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}