Abstract: There is evidence that engineering products, processes, systems, and infrastructures are causing human illness in industrialized societies. A possible cause is the technical focus of engineering education and practice and ...

Abstract: Climate change has made environmental impact a factor of growing importance in decision making for municipalities. Increasingly, the environmental impacts of expanding and operating a water distribution system (WDS) are ...

Abstract: An index-based method for the evaluation of the environmental impact of water distribution systems is introduced. The method is developed according to a set of methodological criteria to assess the environmental effect of ...