Technology-Based Solutions for Sustainable Groundwater Management

Challenges, Models, and Strategies Volume 19
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-0-443-33787-1
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 634 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 450 g

Technology-Based Solutions for Sustainable Groundwater Management: Challenges, Models, and Strategies provides an in-depth exploration of the environmental and technological challenges impacting global groundwater resources. It examines the complexities of water scarcity driven by climate change, agricultural expansion, and increasing human demand. Through detailed case studies and analyses, the book illustrates the pivotal role of cutting-edge spatial technologies in mapping, monitoring, and managing groundwater. The book integrates diverse scientific disciplines, including geography, hydrology, and environmental science to offer readers a multidimensional understanding of groundwater dynamics.

It showcases a range of innovative tools, from remote sensing and GIS to artificial intelligence and machine learning, highlighting their application in developing predictive models and real-time management strategies. Framed within the context of sustainable practices, these solutions aim to secure groundwater for future generations while supporting current economic and social needs. It is an indispensable resource for environmental scientists, students, and researchers, providing foundational knowledge and a guide to applying the latest technological advancements in the field.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Das, Jayanta

Pradhan, Biswajeet

Mitra, Rajib

Chouhan, Pradip

Lee, Changwook

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Wasserversorgung, Wasseraufbereitung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I Understanding groundwater challenges
CHAPTER 1 Characterizing groundwater drought: A bibliometric analysis
of publication trends, delineation methods, and sustainability
implications
CHAPTER 2 Groundwater geochemistry and its quality assessment for
drinking and irrigation purposes in the south-central stretch
of India: employing the graphical, entropy-weighted water
quality index and distribution patterns
CHAPTER 3 Groundwater-dependent agricultural use and economic
development: does it show an EKC
CHAPTER 4 Impact of land use and land cover changes on groundwater
storage dynamics
CHAPTER 5 Possible health risk from anthropogenic nitrate enrichment
in groundwater of the fast-growing Tenkasi district
CHAPTER 6 Assessment of ground and surface water quality index using
weighted overlay and weighted sum for Dibrugarh,
Assam, India
CHAPTER 7 Examining the spatial pattern of groundwater quality and
its association with diarrhea among under-five children in
West Bengal, India
CHAPTER 8 Current trends and future challenges in groundwater
vulnerability assessment
CHAPTER 9 Impacts of land use and seasonal variations on occurrence
of antibiotics resistance bacterial contamination in
groundwater
PART II Innovative spatial tools for groundwater analysis
CHAPTER 10 Evaluating groundwater prospect zones in Guwahati Municipal
Corporation, Assam: a comparative analysis of fuzzy-AHP
and frequency ratio techniques
CHAPTER 11 Evaluation of groundwater potentiality of North Koel River
of Eastern India using multi-criteria decision-analysis model
CHAPTER 12 Hydrogeological simulation of groundwater flow in the
industrial periphery of narol within the Sabarmati basin
CHAPTER 13 Surface and groundwater flow modeling for calibrating
steady state using MODFLOW
CHAPTER 14 Assessment of groundwater quality in Agartala, Tripura,
North-East India using an effective fuzzy multicriteria
decision-making model
CHAPTER 15 Exploration of groundwater potential zones in Phuentsholing
CHAPTER 16 Analyzing aquifer from space: Leveraging remote sensing
data for sustainable groundwater management
CHAPTER 17 Groundwater potential zones mapping in Koch Bihar
district of West Bengal using Geographic Information
System-based multicriteria decision-making approach
PART III Sustainable groundwater management strategies
CHAPTER 18 Strategies for efficient water resource management
in urban agricultural systems
CHAPTER 19 Rainwater harvesting techniques in semiarid areas as a
sustainable solution to groundwater management challenges
CHAPTER 20 Delving into subterranean solutions: A comparative
analysis of 1D, 2D, and 3D groundwater models
CHAPTER 21 Advanced nanomaterials for groundwater treatment
sustainability
CHAPTER 22 Imagining the invisible: Codesigning adaptive
methodologies for groundwater governance in small islands
CHAPTER 23 Assessing the impacts of climate change on groundwater
CHAPTER 24 Uncovering the pressing groundwater challenges,
public health, and technology-based solution:

CHAPTER 25 Microbial remediation of arsenic from groundwater and soil
CHAPTER 26 Community-based sustainable water management
practices, strategy, technology, and innovation: A significant
mouza scale study in foothill of Garpanchakot, West Bengal

Über Autor(innen)

Pradhan, Biswajeet
Professor Pradhan is a globally recognized expert in geospatial analytics and artificial intelligence applications in Earth and environmental sciences. Currently a Distinguished Professor at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia, he also leads the Centre for Advanced Modelling and Geospatial Information Systems (CAMGIS). With a PhD in GIS-based modeling, Prof. Pradhan has over two decades of experience in spatial data science, remote sensing, natural hazard modeling, and environmental monitoring. He has been listed among the world's top 2% scientists by Stanford University and received numerous international awards, including from IEEE and Elsevier. A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS), he also serves on editorial boards of several top-tier journals. His research integrates geospatial AI and deep learning for disaster risk reduction, land use planning, and sustainability.

Mitra, Rajib
Rajib Mitra is a Ph.D. Research Scholar in the Department of Geography & Applied Geography, University of North Bengal since 2017. He has completed his master's degree from Department of Geography & Applied Geography, University of North Bengal University with achieved University Gold Medal and Bidhuranjan Adhikary Memorial Medal for securing first position in first class in Geography and Applied Geography in the Master of Arts Examination in 2015. He also achieved 'Best Paper Award' in Technical Session-1 of the ICSSR-ERC Sponsored National Seminar on 'Urbanization, Urban Environment and Sustainability in Himalayan and Sub-Himalayan Region' held on July 1-2, 2023 and 'Best Poster Award' in the Scientific Poster Competition in the International Seminar on 'Recent Advancement in Geographical Studies: A Multidimensional Outlook' held on September 1-2, 2023. His areas of interest are: hydrological modelling, fluvial geomorphology, groundwater, flood, drought analysis, sustainable watershed management, and application of remote sensing and GIS in geomorphological studies. He has published more than 30 scholarly articles (Total Citation: 180, H-index: 7, i10-index: 5) in reputed national and international journals; participated in more than 15 national and international seminars, conferences and webinars; and completed more than 10 workshops and training programmes.

Chouhan, Pradip
Pradip Chouhan is a Professor at the Department of Geography, University of Gour Banga, Malda, West Bengal, India. Earlier he was an Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography, Jadavpur University, Kolkata. His areas of research interest are fertility behaviour, public health, maternal health and child health. Actively engaged in teaching and research in Population Geography for nearly two decades, Prof. Chouhan has published more than 50 research papers in Scopus and Web of Science-indexed journals, edited 3 books and authored 1 book. He is an academic editor of PLOS One Journal and a reviewer of Scopus and Web of Science-indexed journals. He has completed a major research project funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research, Ministry of Human Resource, Govt. of India. Dr. Chouhan has also completed one minor research project funded by the University Grants Commission. He has successfully supervised 4 Ph.D. and 8 M.Phil scholars.

Lee, Changwook
Professor Changwook Lee, an esteemed faculty member at Kangwon National University's Division of Science Education, has made significant contributions to the field of geology and remote sensing. With a B.Sc. in Geology from Kangwon National University (1999), an M.Sc. in Remote Sensing using SAR Interferometry from Yonsei University (2002), and a Ph.D. in Time-series Surface Deformation by SBAS InSAR technique from Yonsei University (2009), his academic journey is impressive. His postdoctoral work at the US Geological Survey EROS data center further solidified his expertise in InSAR applications.

Lee's career spans roles as a research professor at The University of Seoul's Department of Geoinformatics and a research scientist at the National Institution of Meteorological Research, focusing on SAR and optical imaging for geological hazards. His work, particularly on Aleutian volcanoes using advanced InSAR techniques, has been groundbreaking, contributing to the understanding of surface deformation with remarkable accuracy.
Currently, Lee is a full professor at Kangwon National University, where he teaches and supervises research on remote sensing systems and applications, employing advanced machine learning and deep learning algorithms. His scholarly output includes 80 international and 40 domestic peer-reviewed publications, receiving around 3,200 citations. His contributions have been recognized in top journals and with 11 awards for academic excellence. Lee holds a US patent, 10 domestic patents, and has published four books. He has led 30 research projects totaling approximately USD 20 million in funding, illustrating his impactful role in the field. As a Senior Member of IEEE and co-editor-in-chief of the Korean Journal of Remote Sensing, his leadership extends to significant editorial and organizational responsibilities. Additionally, he oversees the Kangwon National University Earth Observation Laboratory (KEOL) and has initiated RED, a venture focusing on resources, environment, and disaster management

Das, Jayanta
Dr. Jayanta Das is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography in Rampurhat College, University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India. He has completed his Post Graduate and PhD degrees from the Department of Geography and Applied Geography, University of North Bengal, India. His research interest includes agricultural modeling and sustainable management studies, groundwater, flood, drought analysis, climate change, watershed management, hydrological modeling, water quality, geospatial data analysis, data mining, and GIS applications with more than 15 academic years of experience. Dr. Jayanta Das has published more than 50 scholarly articles in peer-reviewed journals, focusing mainly on: climate change, agricultural suitability analysis, natural and man-made hazards analysis, risk management, and spatial data analysis. He has been reviewing many journals such as Advances in Space Research, Natural Hazard, Arabian journal of geosciences, Archives of agronomy and soil science, Climatic Change, Environment, Development and Sustainability, Geo Journal, Sustainability, SN Applied Sciences, Geocarto International, Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Dr. Das has also published 3 edited books with Springer Nature. He has served as an editor for the Journal of Water and as a guest editor for Environmental Science and Pollution Research (ESPR), published by Springer. His academic endeavors are further highlighted by his leadership in organizing international seminars and receiving prestigious awards for his research contributions.