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

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. Review 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 From the Back Cover [Butterworth-Heinemann LOGO] Environmental Engineering, Water Quality Apply and customize groundwater resource solutions for some of the most densely populated urban centers in the world. Presents a framework for evaluating groundwater environment and sustainability in urban environments Provides a reference point for mitigating groundwater problems related to quantity, quality, abstraction, use, management, and control Includes case studies and local examples from a broad geographical range of urban environments from virtually every region in Asia including Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Tokyo, and Jakarta Groundwater Environment in Asian Cities uses case studies to illustrate each citys unique environment, problems encountered, and different groundwater technologies and methods deployed. In this reference, each case study includes maps of the countrys watershed and groundwater basin, water demand, the role of groundwater in total water demand, and aquifers types and their distribution. Written for engineers and researchers, Groundwater Environment in Asian Cities provides unique case studies which serve as a baseline for other research such as mitigation of groundwater related problems (e.g. land subsidence), impact of climate change on groundwater, importance of groundwater for sustainable development and better management of groundwater resources. Related Titles: Ratnayaka, Brandt and Johnson, Water Supply, Sixth Edition, 9780750668439, Aug 2009, $111.00 Kresic, Groundwater Hydrology of Springs: Engineering, Theory, Management and Sustainability, 9781856175029, Sep 2009, $149.00 Pal, Groundwater Arsenic Remediation: Treatment Technology and Scale UP, 9780128012819, May 2015, $130.00 About the Author Dr. Shrestha is an Associate Professor of Water Engineering and Management at the As