Editors:
- Describes the Italian water sector from governance to sustainability
- Includes contributions by leading Italian water professionals, from engineers to utility managers
- Presents various cases of cutting-edge solutions for water and wastewater management
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
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General Overview of the Italian Water Sector
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Advanced Purification and Water Quality Solutions
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Optimizing the Distribution Network
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Wastewater in a Circular Economy Perspective
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About this book
This book describes the water sector as it is structured in Italy, presenting innovative engineering, financial and managerial solutions implemented by the Italian water sector, through the experiences of its major stakeholders. The main themes addressed include water regulation, financing infrastructures, economic performance of the leading companies, abstraction, potabilization, distribution, treatment and purification technologies, energy production, and organizational restructuring. The last part of the work presents company profiles with important financial indicators, as well as future strategic postures. Written by leading Italian experts, the book reflects the remarkable advances that have been made in the field of water governance and environmental management. The book is especially valuable for researchers, water professionals, utility managers, as well as policy makers and foreign investors looking for opportunities.
This work has been prepared as part of the research activities of the Observatory on Sustainable Water Industry, one of Agici’s Research and Advisory units.
Keywords
- Wastewater Management
- Water Infrastructure
- Water Governance
- Fresh Water Resources
- Water Quality Analysis
- Smart Water Network
- Fire Prevention Systems
- Water Cycle Management
- Water Pollution
- Energy Consumption
- Potabilisation management
- Italian water sector
- water quality and water pollution
- water policy
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Policy Analysis and Public Management, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy
Andrea Gilardoni
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Italian Water Industry
Book Subtitle: Cases of Excellence
Editors: Andrea Gilardoni
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71336-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-71335-9Published: 12 January 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-89064-7Published: 06 June 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-71336-6Published: 03 January 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 358
Number of Illustrations: 139 b/w illustrations, 100 illustrations in colour
Topics: Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution, Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management, Innovation/Technology Management