Excess water in the urban environment results in flooding,which causes structural damage, risks to personal safety and disruption to city life. Water is also a major contributory factor for disease transmission as well as being the medium for transport of many pollutants. These problems are of increasing concern due to climate changes and are particularly apparent in the humid tropics. Integrated Urban Water Management in the Humid Tropics -- the output of a project by UNESCO's International Hydrological Programme on the topic -- focuses on engineering aspects related to water supply, wastewater and stormwater management in the humid tropics. Flood control is dealt with a specific emphasis on reducing vulnerability to flood disasters in urban areas.The book also addresses environmental health concerns related to the different components of the urban water system and strategies for their control. The volume provides illustrations of different aspects of integrated water management in the urban environment by drawing upon a set of case studies -- predominantly from South America.
Urban Water Series - UNESCO-IHP, ISSN 1749-0790 Following from the Sixth Phase of UNESCO's International Hydrological Programme (2002--2007), the Urban Water Series -- UNESCO-IHP addresses fundamental issues related to the role of water in cities and the effects of urbanization on the hydrological cycle and water resources. Focusing on the development of integrated approaches to sustainable urban water management, the Series should inform the work of urban water management practitioners, policy-makers and educators throughout the world. Series Editors Cedo Maksimovic, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom J. Alberto Tejada-Guibert, International Hydrological Programme, UNESCO, Paris, France
Table of Contents:
1. Meaning and semantics
2. Dimensions of meaning
3. Ambiguity
4. Meaning and context
5. Predication
6. Verbs
7. Meaning and logic
8. Meaning relations
9. Meaning components
10. Meaning and language comparison
11. Meaning and cognition
12. Frames
13. Formal semantics
About the Author :
Sebastian Löbner is Professor for general linguistics at the University of Düsseldorf, Germany. His main research interests are linguistic semantics and cognitive linguistics.
Review :
Praise for the first edition
"Understanding Semantics is an original and innovative resource for introductory courses on linguistic semantics, excelling in particular in conciseness and accessibility of presentation."
Linguistics 43-2
"Löbner's book is strongly recommended and is best seen as a starting point in one's inquiry into what semantics comprises."
Luna Filipovic Kleiner, Journal of Pragmatics
Praise for the second edition
"Sebastian Löbner deserves great credit for producing an introduction to linguistic meaning that is both accessible and thorough."
Chris Lucas, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK
"This excellent and well-written introductory textbook provides students with easy access to the fascinating world of semantics."
Klaus von Heusinger, University of Cologne, Germany
"Sebastian Löbner’s Understanding Semantics is a rare treat for both seasoned researchers in semantics and novices to the field, and I believe this book should be on every semantics curriculum as it has been on mine since it first appeared."
Luna Filipovic, University of East Anglia, UK
"Without stinting on presenting core areas of sentential logic, predication, and lexical relations, the new edition of this comprehensive survey of semantics is enhanced by three new chapters. Students will benefit from the exercises that cover the intersection of semantic and pragmatics at the lexical, sentential and cognitive levels and require seeking evidence from their own as well as typologically diverse languages."
Laurel Smith Stvan, University of Texas at Arlington, USA
