Preface (2013)
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© 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems facilitate the collection, filtration and storage of runoff, usually from roof catchments. The stored rainwater is then either gravity-fed or pumped to supply non-potable points of use... Read More about Preface.

Research article: Coastal flood-risk management practice in tai o, a town in Hong Kong (2013)
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Coastal megadeltas in Asia have emerged rapidly; their megacities are particularly stressed by urbanization and rapid population growth. In the Pearl River Delta, towns in coastal megacities, such as Hong Kong, experience severe land shortage, which... Read More about Research article: Coastal flood-risk management practice in tai o, a town in Hong Kong.

The cost of land title formalisation in Ghana (2013)
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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess cost of land title formalisation in Ghana from the standpoint of individual land/property owners with the view to suggesting a cost-effective means for title formalisation in the country. Design/methodo... Read More about The cost of land title formalisation in Ghana.

Water-sensitive urban design: Opportunities for the UK (2013)
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Water-sensitive urban design (WSUD) is a concept that is gaining support as a means to manage urban water systems in an integrated way through the better positioning of the topic of water in urban planning and design processes. Water-sensitive urban... Read More about Water-sensitive urban design: Opportunities for the UK.

Residential-source emission inventory for the Niger delta: A methodological approach (2013)
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This paper describes the methods applied to construct a GIS-based emission inventory infrastructure for specific air pollutants and greenhouse gases released from domestic cooking and lighting in the Niger Delta using publicly accessible data. The pu... Read More about Residential-source emission inventory for the Niger delta: A methodological approach.

Adopting the position of error: Space and speculation in the exploratory signifi cance of milieu formulations (2013)
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As Foucault's writing on the role of population in managing societies through security would attest, the term milieu is not primarily a tool for analysing primary data. Instead, it is a means to model data on population according to specifi c spatial... Read More about Adopting the position of error: Space and speculation in the exploratory signifi cance of milieu formulations.

TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE CHINESE COASTAL MEGACITIES. A CASE STUDY OF PRACTICE IN THE PEARL RIVER DELTA (2013)
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This article analyses the current flood risk management practices in the Pearl River Delta (PRD), China. In the next four decades, 120 million people are expected to live in the region, which currently covers 11 major cities, and includes the coastal... Read More about TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE CHINESE COASTAL MEGACITIES. A CASE STUDY OF PRACTICE IN THE PEARL RIVER DELTA.

Development of conceptual framework for understanding vulnerability of commercial property values towards flooding (2013)
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Purpose: The purpose of the research is to develop a conceptual framework to anticipate the vulnerability of value of commercial properties towards changing risk of flooding. The existing patterns, themes, and issues associated with property value an... Read More about Development of conceptual framework for understanding vulnerability of commercial property values towards flooding.

Appraising sustainable flood risk management in the Pearl River Delta's coastal megacities: A case study of Hong Kong, China (2013)
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The Pearl River Delta (PRD) region has experienced rapid economic and population growth in the last three decades. The delta includes coastal megacities, such as Hong Kong. These low-lying urbanised coastal regions in the PRD are vulnerable to flood... Read More about Appraising sustainable flood risk management in the Pearl River Delta's coastal megacities: A case study of Hong Kong, China.