Title & Author:

Greening the city : ecological wastewater treatment in Halifax / edited by Christine Macy ; with the assistance of Ben Beckwith, Delaine Clyne, Claudiane Ouellet-Plamondon ; and contributions from Lee Cameron ... [et al.].

Publication:

[Halifax, N.S.] : Faculty of Architecture, Dalhousie University, c2001.

Description:

39 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.

Notes:
"This booklet is the result of two terms of studies at the Dalhousie University School of Architecture in Halifax, Nova Scotia"--P. 4.
Includes bibliographical references: p. 39.
1.0. Introduction -- Overview of the technology -- 2.0. What is ecological wastewater treatment? -- 3.0. How is this technology different from conventional systems? -- 4.0. System components -- 5.0. Qualitative benefits -- Exploring its potential in Halifax -- 6.0. Survey of ecological wastewater systems worldwide -- 7.0. Is ecological wastewater treatment possible at the scale of a city? -- Why decentralize treatment? -- Ecological wastewater treatment in an older city: Halifax, Nova Scotia -- 8.0. Ecological wastewater treatment in suburban areas -- new development: Wentworth Estates and Bedford South -- mature suburb: Rockingham Estates -- 9.0. Cost benefit analysis -- 10.0. experience of ecological wastewater treatment: a student's perspective.

ISBN:

077030706X
9780770307066

Subject:

Sewage Purification Biological treatment Nova Scotia Halifax.
Sewage Purification Biological treatment.
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Eaux usées Épuration Traitement biologique Nouvelle-Écosse Halifax.
Eaux usées Épuration Traitement biologique.
Écologie urbaine.
urban environments.
Nova Scotia Halifax.

Form/genre:

Proposals.

Added entries:

Macy, Christine, 1960-
Macy, Christine
Beckwith, Ben
Clyne, Delaine, 1969-
Ouellet-Plamondon, Claudiane
Cameron, Lee
Dalhousie University. Faculty of Architecture.
Dalhousie University. School of Architecture

Holdings:

Location: Library main canada 232585
Call No.: TD475 G74 2001
Status: Available