Table of Contents

Introduction. Guiding Principles for Data Acquisition Management and Use. Overview of Guiding Principles. Defining Objectives and Applications of Monitoring. Selecting Variables to Monitor. Spatial and Temporal Scale Consideration. Understanding and Managing Uncertainty. Selecting Monitoring Equipment. Data Validation: Principles and Implementation. Data Handling and Storage. Use of Data to Create Information and Knowledge. Social and Institutional Considerations. Financial Considerations. Consideration and Integration of Specific Urban Water Cycle Components. Monitoring to Understand Urban Water Cycle Interactions. Urban Meteorology. Water Supply. Wastewater. Stormwater. Combined Sewers. Groundwater. Aquatic Ecosystems. Human Health. Social and Institutional Components. Case Studies. Introduction. The OTHU Case Study: Integrated Monitoring of Stormwater in Lyon, France. Wireless Sensor Network for Monitoring a Large-Scale Infrastructure System in Boston, USA.

About the Author

Tim Fletcher, Ana Deletic