Madhav / Bhardwaj / Valsami-Jones Urban Water Crisis and Management

Strategies for Sustainable Development
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-0-323-91293-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band Volume 6, 620 Seiten

Reihe: Current Directions in Water Scarcity Research

Urban Water Crisis and Management: Strategies for Sustainable Development, Sixth Edition presents solutions for the current challenges of urban water and management strategies. Through contributed chapters, a framework is laid out for a reduction of the use of groundwater (heavily overused as a solution) and the alternative options for the supply of water to cities, or for urban water. Sections discuss urban water, its problems and management approaches, address the root causes of the water crisis in urban areas, and cover the scientific and technical knowledge necessary to manage water resources. Significant gaps between developed and developing nations in the procedure of water management are also addressed, along with practical information regarding recycling and the reuse of wastewater which is useful as baseline data for the future. - Presents the quantitative study of water supply in urban areas, identifies water scarcity in megacities, and provides management approaches for sustainable development - Identifies technology and the instruments required for the management and safe supply of water - Includes case studies where these technologies have been successfully used

Autoren/Hrsg.

Madhav, Sughosh

Bhardwaj, Abhishek Kumar

Valsami-Jones, Eugenia

Srivastav, Arun Lal