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Urbanisation in the world
Urbanization process is a domain of developing countries. One of the results of the extremely high densities of fast-growing populations is "wild development", leading to such negative social and ecological effects as: [...]
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Water cycle in urban areas
Combined effects of urbanization, industrialization, and population growth greatly modify landscapes and thus the continuous circulation of water within catchments and the Earth's hydrosphere - the hydrological cycle [...]
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Urban Aquatic Habitats
Aquatic habitats are water bodies supporting aquatic life. Increased temperatures of effluents, greater discharges of water, pollutants and waste, and changes in water bodies morphology impact all the basic habitats characteristics. [...]
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Urban Aquatic Habitats Management
A balanced approach addressing the pressing issues in urban environment is not common in the water service sector [...] + more
Ecohydrology for Urban Aquatic Habitats
From the point of view of environmental science, urban environment can be considered as a highly condensed anthropogenic system, which is organised for efficient flow of water, matter, energy and information [...]
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About the programme

UNESCO:

UNESCO - United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
www.unesco.org

MAB Programme - Man and the Biosphere Programme
www.unesco.org/mab

IHP - International Hydrological Programme
www.unesco.org/water/ihp

SWITCH project- Sustainable Urban Water Management
www.switchurbanwater.eu
Other Partners in UWH Project:

ERCE - European Regional Centre for ECOHYDROLOGY under auspices of UNESCO
www.erce.unesco.lodz.pl

Department of Applied Ecology, University of Lodz, Poland
www.biol.uni.lodz.pl/~kes
Other websites related to UW Habitats and UWM:

www.urbanwater.info
www.gdrc.org/uem/water