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Groundwater Environment in Asian Cities: Concepts, Methods and Case Studies

Groundwater Environment in Asian Cities: Concepts, Methods and Case Studies

by Binaya Raj Shivakoti (Series Editor), Sangam Shrestha (Editor), Shashidhar Thatikonda (Series Editor), Vishnu Prasad Pandey (Series Editor)

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Synopsis

Groundwater contributes to the sustainable development of many Asian cities by providing water for domestic, industrial and agricultural uses and regulating ecosystem flows. However, groundwater has not always been properly managed, which often has resulted in depletion and degradation of the resource. Groundwater Environment in Asian Cities presents the up-to-date scientific knowledge on groundwater environment in fourteen Asian cities using Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) framework. In detail the book presents the facts and figures of groundwater dependency, problems related to groundwater over exploitation, implementation of various policy instruments and management practices and their results in selected fourteen Asian cities, namely; Bandung (Indonesia), Bangkok (Thailand), Beijing (China), Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Chitwan (Nepal), Delhi (India), Dili (East Timor), Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam), Hyderabad (India), Khulna (Bangladesh), Lahore (Pakistan), Seoul (South Korea), Tokyo (Japan), and Yangon (Myanmar). The book provides the one-step platform to get sufficient details about groundwater aquifers, hydrogeology, groundwater status, impacts on groundwater environment and responses (technology, policy, institutional, etc.) deployed in the case studies cities, and therefore, provides a snap-shot of Asian groundwater environments. The theoretical background of the topics discussed along with the case studies help the readers understand the similarities and differences about the status of groundwater development and use in each city. In addition, the information in the book will serve as a baseline for other research such as mitigation of groundwater related problems (e.g., land subsidence), impact of climate change on groundwater, and importance of groundwater for implementing sustainable development goals in future.

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Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 542
 Edition: Illustrated
 Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Published: 01 Jan 2016
ISBN 10: 0128031662
ISBN 13: 9780128031667
Book Overview: As an ideal resource on groundwater environments in Asia, this book provides new insights into the growing necessity for freshwater sources in an area that the United Nations estimates will house 46% of the World's population by 2030

Author Bio
Dr. Shrestha is an Associate Professor of Water Engineering and Management at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. He is also a Visiting Faculty of the University of Yamanashi, Japan, and Research Fellow of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan. His research interests are within the field of hydrology and water resources including, climate change impact assessment and adaptation in the water sector, integrated water resources management and groundwater assessment and management. Dr. Shrestha has published several papers in peer-reviewed international journals and presented more than three dozen conference papers ranging from hydrological modelling to climate change impacts and adaptation in the water sector. His recent publications include Climate Change and Water Resources and Kathmandu Valley Groundwater Outlook . His present work responsibilities at AIT include delivering lectures at the postgraduate and undergraduate levels, supervising research to postgraduate students (Masers and Doctoral), and providing consulting services on water related issues to government and donor agencies and research institutions. He has conducted several projects relating to water resources management, climate change impacts, and adaptation with awards from International organisations such as APN, CIDA, EU, FAO, IFS, IGES, UNEP, UNESCO. Dr. Pandey is a Research Fellow and Affiliated Faculty at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. Before joining AIT, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher for nearly three years University of Yamanashi in Japan and Research Faculty for nearly two years with Asian Institute of Technology and Management (AITM) in Nepal before joining AIT. Dr. Pandey has received several awards and fellowships and published over two dozen of peer-reviewed journal papers, several book chapters and conference papers. His recent books include Climate Change and Water Resources and Kathmandu Valley Groundwater Outlook . His core area of research interest and expertise is related to various aspects of groundwater characterization, assessment, and management. His publications related to groundwater include development of groundwater sustainability infrastructure index, evaluation of groundwater environment using DPSIR framework, analyzing hydrogeologic characteristics, estimating groundwater storage potential, and analyzing groundwater markets, among others. Dr. Pandey received B.Eng. (Civil) from Tribhuvan University (Nepal), M.Eng. (Water Engineering and Management) from AIT (Thailand) and PhD (Groundwater Management) from University of Yamanashi (Japan). Dr. Shashidhar is an Assistant Professor of Department of Civil Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad. He obtained Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology Madras in the year 2006. He was a visiting faculty at Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign and University of Santiago De Compostela, Spain. He has been conducting research and teaching courses related to water resources and environmental engineering since from the year 2001. His research interest includes: In-situ bioremediation of contaminated aquifers, contaminant transport modeling, isotope hydrology, Remote sensing and GIS applications in water resources and hydroclimate. He has several publications in peer-reviewed international journals. Presently working on various research and consultancy projects and studies related to hydrogeology and aquifer mapping, conjunctive use of surface and groundwater, bioremediation of contaminated aquifers, lake studies, floods, hydraulic transients in pipe networks etc. He is a member of state pollution control board and member of board of studies for various universities at India. He received awards such as Young Engineer and Young Engineer of the Year- 2010 from Institute of Engineers India. Dr. Shivakoti has been working at IGES as a water resources specialist since 2010. He has over 10 years of experience in water resources management related projects and interdisciplinary research activities. He has accumulated diverse expertise in different aspects of water including water and sanitation, modeling and water quality assessment, GIS and remote sensing, wastewater management, climate change adaptation, policy assessments, and groundwater management. He has been involved in various projects, knowledge sharing and networking on groundwater thorough the Asia Pacific Water Forum Regional Hub for Groundwater Management which IGES has been mobilizing. He obtained PhD from Kyoto University in 2006 and MSc from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in 2004.