Urban drought emerging water challenges in Asia /: emerging water challenges in Asia. (c2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bhaswati Ray, Rajib Shaw, editors.
• Other Names: Ray, Bhaswati; Shaw, Rajib
• Contents: Intro; Preface; About This Book; Contents; Editors and Contributors; 1 Defining Urban Water Insecurity: Concepts and Relevance; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Water Security: The Concept Defined; 1.3 Urban Water Security in Asia: Its Current Relevance; 1.4 About the Book; 1.5 Expected Readership; References; 2 Water Insecurity in Asian Cities; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Urbanization and Water Security Issues in Asia; 2.3 Water for Sustainable Development: A Global Concern; 2.4 Water Insecurity in Selected Cities in Asia; 2.5 Best Practices in Urban Water Development in Asian Cities 2.6 Observations and ConclusionReferences; 3 Climate Change: Implication on Urban Drought; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Linkage Between Urban Areas and Climate Change; 3.3 Implications of Climate Change on Urban Areas; 3.4 Climate Change and Urban Water Issues; 3.5 Role of Various International Conventions and Local Adaptations; 3.6 Conclusion; References; 4 Developing Water Security Index for Urban Areas; 4.1 Urban Water Security: A Challenge; 4.2 Water Security Index: Dimensions and Parameters; 4.3 Developing a Water Security Index to Assess Sustainability of the Urban Water System; 4.4 Conclusion 5.4.2 Water-Energy-Food Nexus Approach for Wastewater Management in Da Nang, Vietnam5.4.3 Capturing Solar Energy to Operate Desalination Plants in Freshwater Water-Scarce Environment, Saudi Arabia; 5.4.4 Urban-Rural Collaboration Water Environment Conservation Case of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan; 5.4.5 Economic Incentive Mechanism for Urban Agriculture Project with Stormwater Management Functions, New York, USA; 5.5 Enabling Environment for Translating Water-Energy-Food Concept to Actions; 5.5.1 Institutionalize Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration 5.5.2 Incentive Mechanism for Design-Led WEFN Management in Urban5.5.3 Enhancing WEFN Knowledge in Urban Communities; 5.6 Conclusions; References; 6 Coping with Scarcity and Urban Water Governance: Case of Udon Thani's City Region; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The Importance of Formal Institutional Factors in Making Urban Climate Resilience in Udon Thani City Region; 6.3 Formal Institutional Analysis of Land Use and Water Supply Services in Udon Thani's City Region; 6.3.1 Incongruence of Plans; 6.3.2 Lack of Continuity and Integration of Flood and Drought Management Plans
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (432 p.)
• Subjects: 363.6/1; Water resources development -- Asia; Municipal water supply -- Asia; Municipal water supply; Water resources development; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General; Asia; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9811089477; 9789811089473
• Related ISBNs: 9789811089466; 9811089469
• Notes: Note: References5 Water-Energy-Food Nexus: A Provision to Tackle Urban Drought; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Brief History of Water-Energy-Food Nexus (WEFN) Thinking; 5.3 Urban WEF Nexus Framework; 5.3.1 Water-Energy Nexus at the Urban Water System Interface; 5.3.2 Water-Energy Nexus at the Urban Energy Interface; 5.3.3 WEFN at the Urban Agriculture Interface; 5.4 Practical Responses in Practice to Realize Synergies Across Urban WEFN; 5.4.1 Using Municipal Wastewater in Power Plant to Mitigate Water Crisis in Delhi, India; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 15, 2019).
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