Water Resources Management for Rural Development
Challenges and Mitigation
Published on 29. September 2023
300 pages
978-0-443-18779-7 (ISBN)
Description
Water Resources Management for Rural Development: Challenges and Mitigation provides an overview of the current challenges of rural water and its management strategies. The content contains practical and theoretical aspects of the water crisis in rural areas in a changing climate era, with an emphasis on recent water crisis research and management strategies. The book's structure contains fundamentals of water resources, pollution, remediation, supply and management strategies. Case studies included provide different water-related issues around the globe, introducing the reader to the paths of reducing the burden on the groundwater and the alternative options for the supply of water in rural areas.
Decision-makers and water supply authorities will benefit from this unique resource that comprehensively covers rural water management in ways no comparable book has achieved.
- Includes case studies that follow a consistent template, providing the reader with easy to find real-life examples
- Covers a wide spectrum of topics related to water resources as written by experts in their field
- Provides information on the identification of technologies and instruments required for the management of, and safe supply of, water
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Sughosh Madhav | Sylvester Chibueze Izah | Eric D. van Hullebusch
Water Resources Management for Rural Development
Challenges and Mitigation
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09/2023
Elsevier
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Content
Section I: Challenges in rural water management1. Water resources in rural areas: Challenges and management strategies for sustainable development2. Alternative water resources in rural areas3. Water scarcity in rural areas: A case of developing nations and the global scenario4. Water pollution in rural areas: Primary sources and associated health issues5. Transformation in agricultural practices amid the prevalence of water-related issues in rural areas6. Challenges and management strategies of rural water supply
Section II: Technical aspects of rural water management7. Traditional methods of water conservation in rural areas8. Traditional techniques of water purification in rural areas9. Advance technologies for water management in rural areas10. Integrated water resources management in rural areas11. Water efficiency in agriculture as a vital approach towards water management in rural areas12. Water resources management in drought and flood-prone rural areas
Section III : Role of society, NGOs and Government in rural water management13. Socioeconomic issues of water resources in rural areas14. Community-based water resource management in the rural areas15. National and international organizations for water resources management in rural areas16. NGOs participation in water conservation/management in rural areas 17. Environmental law for the use of groundwater and surface water resources in the rural area
Section IV: Future scenario and case studies related to rural water management 18. Future scenario of rural water resources: Its challenges and implementation strategies. 19. Challenges in rural water resources and management strategies in changing climatic conditions20. Case studies of the restoration of the post-degraded rural water system21. Case studies of success stories of water management in rural areas22. Comparative study and developed and developing nation for rural water management
