Papers presented at the sixth UNU Global Environmental Forum, held at the headquarters of the United Nations University on 25 June 1997. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Preface / Juha I. Uitto and Asit K Biswas -- Foreword / Abraham Besrat -- Water for urban areas of the developing world in the twenty-first century / Asit K. Biswas -- Water management in metropolitan Tokyo / Yutaka Takahasi -- Water quality management issues in the Kansai Metropolitan Region / Masahisa Nakamura -- Water management in mega-cities in India: Mumbai, Delhi, Calcutta, and Chennai / Rajendra Sagane -- Water supply and distribution in the metropolitan area of Mexico City / Cecilia Tortajada-Quiroz -- Wastewater management and reuse in mega-cities / Takashi Asano -- The role of the private sector in the provision of water and wastewater services in urban areas / Walter Stottmann -- Emergency water supply and disaster vulnerability / Charles Scawthorn -- Conclusions / Juha I. Uitto and Asit K Biswas.
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