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List of Figures List of Tables Acronyms Glossary List of Contributors 1 Introduction 1.1 Water scarcity in arid and semi-arid regions 1.2 In the beginning 1.3 The urban water cycle and urbanization 1.4 The integrated urban water system 1.5 Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM): The big picture 1.6 Water resources sustainability 1.7 Focus of case studies 2 Arid and semi-arid regions: What makes them different? 2.1 Physical features 2.2 Climate 2.3 Hydrology 2.4 Urban water management 3 Integrated water supply management in arid and semi-arid regions 3.1 Overall subsystem components and interactions: Conventional systems 3.2 Water reclamation and reuse 3.3 Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) 3.4 Desalination 3.5 Water transfers 3.6 Rainfall harvesting 4 Integrated water excess management in arid and semi-arid regions 4.1 Overall subsystem components and interactions 4.2 Impacts of urbanization on stormwater 4.3 Recommendations for research 5 Interactions and issues of urban water management 5.1 Principles of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) 5.2 Water laws and policies 5.3 Institutional framework 5.4 Vulnerability of urban water systems 5.5 Tools and models for integrated urban water management 6 Opportunities and challenges 6.1 Realizations 6.2 Gambling with water in the desert References (Chapters 1-6)CASE STUDIESI Water and wastewater management in Mexico CityBlanca Jimenez II Integrated urban water management in the Tucson, Arizona metropolitan areaRobert G. Arnold and Katherine P. Arnold III Upper Awash River System in EthiopiaMessele Z. Ejeta, Getu F. Biftu and Dagnachew A. Fanta IV Water treatment for urban water management in ChinaJun Ma, Xiaohong Guan and Liqiu Zhang V Challenges for urban water management in Cairo, Egypt: The need for sustainable solutionsEl Said M. Ahmed and Mohamed A. Ashour Index Plates.

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