Urban drought : emerging water challenges in Asia

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Urban drought : emerging water challenges in Asia

Bhaswati Ray, Rajib Shaw, editors

(Disaster risk reduction : methods, approaches and practices)

Springer, c2019

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This book presents water insecurity issues in urban areas while developing a water security index and explores the innovative approaches to water development and management with examples from Asian cities. The urban water crisis is a global phenomenon, but it is more obvious in the megacities of the developing world. Urban drought, although not a familiar term, will pose a significant threat to humankind in the near future, especially in the context of increasing population in cities. Many cities are already unable to provide safe, clean water for their citizens. Some of the world's largest cities depend heavily on groundwater for their water supply. It is unlikely that dependence on aquifers, which take many years to recharge, will be sustainable. As urban populations grow, water use will need to shift from agriculture to municipal and industrial uses, making decisions about allocating between different sectors difficult. Inefficient water-use practices by households and industries, fragmented management of water between sectors and institutions, climate-induced water shortages, environmental degradation of water sources, and inadequate use of alternate sources are also issues of major concern. Despite recent advances in the literature, there exists a considerable gap in attempting an integrated water-resource management approach. Covering all aspects of urban drought and water insecurity, this book is a valuable resource for students, researchers, academics, policy makers, and development practitioners.

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Chapter 1. Defining Urban Water Insecurity: Concepts and Relevance Bhaswati Ray and Rajib Shaw Chapter 2. Water Insecurity in Asian Cities Bhaswati Ray and Rajib Shaw Chapter 3. Climate Change: Implication on Urban Drought Bhaswati Ray and Rajib Shaw Chapter 4. Developing Water Security Index for Urban Areas Bhaswati Ray and Rajib Shaw Chapter 5. Water Energy Food Nexus: A Provision to Tackle Urban Drought Bijon Kumer Mitra, Rajib Shaw, Wanglin Yan and Tomoko Minowa Chapter 6. Coping with Scarcity and Urban Water Governance: Case of Udon Thani's City Region Wijitbusaba (Ann) Marome Chapter 7. Bridging the Distances between Far Water and Near Water: Case of Yanagawa City from Japan Shimpei Iwasaki Chapter 8. Resilience to Water Related Disaster: Risks, Vulnerabilities and Coping Strategies in Dhaka Md. Anwarul Abedin and Mohammad Golam Kibria Chapter 9. Resilience Perspective for Planning Urban Water Infrastructure: A Case of Nagpur City Sameer Deshkar Chapter 10. Urban Droughts in India: Case study of Delhi Shyamli Singh and Vinod K. Sharma Chapter 11. Future Urban Crisis in Mountain Regions: Example of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Basanta Raj Adhikari, Suresh Das Shrestha and Narendra Man Shakya Chapter 12. Drought and Urbanization: The Case of the Philippines Emma Porio, Jessica Dator-Bercilla, Gemma Narisma, Faye Cruz, Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga Chapter 13. Coping with urban water insecurity in the colonial city of Kolkata and implications on Sustainable Development Goals Bhaswati Ray and Rajib Shaw Chapter 14. Urban Drought Management through Water Conservation: Issues, Challenges and Solutions Kapil Gupta and Vinay Nikam Chapter 15. Urban Water and Health Issues in Hong Kong Emily Ying Yang Chan and Janice Ying-en Ho Chapter 16. Urban Water Issues in the Megacity of Tehran Ali Ardalan, Mona Khaleghy Rad andMahdi Hadi Chapter 17. Soil Sealing and Depleting Groundwater in Rapidly Growing Peshawar City District, Pakistan Atta-ur-Rahman, Attaullah Khan, Noorul Haq, Samiullah and Rajib Shaw Chapter 18. Adaptive Policy Responses in Managing Urban Water Crisis in Sri Lanka A.J.M.K.K. Aviruppola and K.W.G. Rekha Nianthi Chapter 19: Preparing for the Future: Challenges in Water Management in Colombo, Sri Lanka Deepthi Wickramasinghe Chapter 20. Water challenges in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Serjmyadag Dalai, Ouynbaatar Dambaravjaa and Gomboluudev Purevjav Chapter 21: Water Scarcity in Himalayan Hill Town: A Study of Darjeeling Municipality, India Tarun Kumar Mondal and Paramita Roychowdhury Chapter 22: Urban Water Governance: Pricing of Water for the Slum Dwellers of Dhaka Metropolis Mahfuzul Haque Chapter 23: Urban Water Management Issues and Challenges of Post The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami Recovery: Lessons Learned from Banda Aceh City, Indonesia Alfi Rahman, Shimpei Iwasaki, Stephen Anthony Sutton, Aiko Sakurai and Parmakope Chapter 24: Implications of Water Insecurity and Future Prospects in Asian Cities Bhaswati Ray and Rajib Shaw

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