Growing populations and rising standards of living exert stress on water supply and the quality of drinking water. This book presents aspects of challenges in the management of urban water resources, urban water supply, urban drainage and water bodies, wastewater treatment, security, and reuse. The book presents expert opinions which indicate that the way to deal with the current urban water management dilemmas is by integrated management and innovative delivery of water services.

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1. Challenges in Management of Urban Water Resources.- Protection of Water Resources in the Slovak Republic.- J. Kris, M. Fasko.- The Human Dimensions of IWRM: interfaces between knowledges and ambitions; P. Jeffrey.- Supporting the siting of new urban developments for integrated urban water ressource management; D. Butler et al.- GSI for integrated water resources management; O. Udovyk.- Urban infrastructure modelling; K. Pryl, Z. Svitak.- Integrated urban water cycle modeling; T. Metelka.- Water Resources Policy and Management in Jordán; N. K. Al-Halasah, B.Y. Ammary.- Urban Water Resources Management in Ukradne; V. Kuznyetsov.-Water Supply, Urban Drainage and waste water treatment in the Orava region; R. Haloun .- 2. Challenges in Urban Water Supply .- Robust design and management of water systems: how to cope with risk and uncertainty?; D. Savic .- Ageing and renewal of urban water infrastructure; R. Baur .- Benchmarking of Water Supply Systems - Water Losses Assessment; K. Tothova et al..- Water Supply of Bucharest - Past, Prezent, Future: a study case; E. Chiru.- Water supply in cities of Belarus: Water quality and risk management; T. Kukharchyk, V. Khomich .- Risk Assessment of potable water used from river intakes near radiation - dangerous objects (Obninsk for illustration); O.Momot et al.- 3. Urban drainage and water bodies.- Wastewater network challenges and solutions; S. Sægrov et al. - Application of decision support system for sewer network rehabilitation; P. Hlavinek et al.- Implementation of fiber optic data cables in sewage systém; S. Stanko, I. Mahrikova.- Overview of urban drainage impacts on aquatic habitat; J. Marsalek .- Urban Runoff - Contamination, Problems of Treatment and Impact on Receiving Water; A. Aucharova, V. Khomich .- Impact of anthropogenic loads on water quality of rivers of the upper areas of Oka and Desna basins; I. Semanova et al.- Biosorbents in surfare waters in situ treatment against radionuclides; L. Spasonovaet al.- Wastewater Treatment and Security.- Economic and Technical Efficiency of Wastewater Plants: a basic requisite to the feasibility of water reuse projects; F. Hernandez-Sancho, R. Sala-Garrido .- Joint optimisation of sewer and treatment plant kontrol; H. Kroiss.- Wastewater treatment in Belarus: purification efficiency and surface water pollution risk; O. Kadatskaya.- 4. Wastewater Treatment and Reuse.- Water reuse in Canada: opportunities and challenges; K. Exall et al.- Integrated concepts for reuse of upgraded wastewater - role of membranes in water recycling; T. Wintgens et al.- Water reuse feasibility study in the czech republic; B. Janosova et al. Alternative formulations for the reuse of treated wastewater in menemen plain irrigation scheme; O. Gunduz et al.- Assessment of Rainwater Roof Harvesting Systems for Household Water Supply in Jordán; F. A. Abdulla, A. W. Al-Shareef .- Wastewater Reuse for Irrigation on the Desert Sandy Soil of Egypt: long-term effect; H. I. Abdel-Shafy, M. F. Abdel-Sabour.- Membranes for Unrestricted Reuse; R. Messalem.-