Reconsidering the impact of climate change on global water supply, use, and management / Prakash Rao, Symbiosis International University, India, Yogesh Patil, Symbiosis International University, India.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rao, Prakash, editor.

Patil, Yogesh, 1970- editor.

Series:

Advances in environmental engineering and green technologies (AEEGT) book series.

Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies (AEEGT) Book Series, 2326-9170

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water-supply--Management.

Water-supply.

Water-supply--Environmental aspects.

Climatic changes.

Global environmental change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 429 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps.

Place of Publication:

Hershey, PA : Information Science Reference, [2017]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"This book is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly material on the relationship between global climate changes and the planet's water ecosystems, highlighting relevant environmental, social, and economic issues"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Recent trends, issues, and challenges in water resource development and global climate change / Prakash Rao, Yogesh Patil

Traditional water management system for climate change adaptation in mountain ecosystems / Bhaskar Shrinivasulu Padigala

Understanding glacial retreat in the Indian Himalaya: historical trends and field studies from a large glacier / Rajesh Kumar, Prakash Rao, G. Areendran

Issues, concerns, and local stakes: future of water resources in coastal villages of Devbag and Tarkarli, coastal Maharashtra, India / Navendu Chaudhary, Yogesh Pisolkar

Impact of climate change on the retreat of Himalayan Glaciers and its impact on major river hydrology: Himalayan glacier hydrology / Ram Karan Singh

Mitigation of climate change impacts through treatment and management of low quality water for irrigation in Pakistan / Ghulam Murtaza [and 5 others]

Characterization and management concerns of water resources around Pallikaranai Marsh, South Chennai / Avantika Bhaskar, G. Babu Rao, Jayshree Vencatesan

Achieving climate smart agriculture with a sustainable use of water: a conceptual framework for sustaining the use of water for agriculture in the era of climate change / Sneha Kumari, Yogesh Patil

Entangled systems at the energy-water-food nexus: challenges and opportunities / Joseph Nyangon, Nabeel Alabbas, Lawrence Agbemabiese

Inter linkages of water, climate, and agriculture / Sunil Londhe

Role of water-energy-waste inter-relatedness to drive sustainability amid climate concerns / Salil K. Sen, Junya Pookayaporn

Congo Basin's shrinking watersheds: potential consequences on local communities / Bila-Isia Inogwabini

Tipaimukh multipurpose hydroelectric project: a policy perspective - Indo-Bangla priorities, indigenous peoples' rights, and environmental concerns / Ali Reja Osmani

An approach to sustainable watershed management: case studies on enhancing sustainability with challenges of water in western Maharashtra / Sneha Kumari, Yogesh Patil, Prakash Rao

Participation framework to sustainability: the undercurrents in bottled-water production and consumption / Taksina Chai-Ittipornwong

Industrial wastewater management in the context of climate change adaptation in selected cities of India: a business approach / Rahul Hiremath [and 5 others]

Adaptive coevolution: realigning the water governance regime to the changing climate / Dauglas Wafula Juma [and 3 others]

Climate change and agriculture: time for a responsive and responsible system of water management / Eshwar Anand Ventrapragada, Neela Rayavarapu

Common duckweeds as a model system for climate change impact assessment / Vinay Rale, Pooja Tendulkar.

Notes:

"Premier reference source"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781522510475

1522510478

OCLC:

966383957