River Basin Ecohydrology In The Indian Sub Continent

Author : Manish Kumar,AL Ramanathan,Sangam Shrestha,Keisuke Kuroda,Santanu Mukherjee
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323915465

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River Basin Ecohydrology in the Indian Sub-Continent by Manish Kumar,AL Ramanathan,Sangam Shrestha,Keisuke Kuroda,Santanu Mukherjee Pdf

River Basin Ecohydrology in the Indian Sub-Continent: Sustainable Strategies and Sustenance provides a multidisciplinary approach that focuses on conservation strategies, water quality management in the eco-regions, catchment management practices, estuaries, preservation of in-stream habitat populations, and natural /bioengineering techniques for the sustainable management of ecological resources in the Indian sub-continent. The book provides a unique platform for readers from branches of science and technology, including engineering sciences, agricultural sciences, biogeochemical sciences, hydrogeochemistry, toxicological sciences, social sciences, environmental policy, and governance, etc. to exchange ideas and information at multiple levels on sustainable water management, degradation of marine quality and indicators of ecological degradation. The book's contributors provide impressive and comprehensive information on different management strategies for sustainable restoration of aquatic ecological systems covering vital aspects of hydrogeochemical and geoenvironmental parameters. This book aims to provide a "platform" for scientists and environmental researchers/planners to discuss the environmental degradation, spatial heterogeneity on water quality and aquatic species, methodological approaches on sustainable management of biodiversity, etc. Presents an extensive collection of eco-hydrological changes in the river basin driven by both nature and anthropological factors Provides state of the art modeling, data analysis methodologies for complex socio – ecological complexity applied in the Indian Sub-Continent Includes specific cases of ecohydrology in the river basin, especially from the Indian Sub-Continent

Author : Asit K. Biswas,R. Rangachari,Cecilia Tortajada
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : NWU:35556041066465

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Water Resources of the Indian Subcontinent by Asit K. Biswas,R. Rangachari,Cecilia Tortajada Pdf

A part of the Water Resources Management series, this book is divided in three sections. The section on Nepal discusses how its water resources could be utilized to benefit people of the Ganga basin. The section on India talks about the development and management of water resources at the beginning of the third millennium. The section on Bangladesh talks about how water resources management is a major challenge in the country.

Author : Pranab Kumar Parua
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789048131037

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The Ganga by Pranab Kumar Parua Pdf

From time immemorial the Bengal Delta had been an important maritime des- nation for traders from all parts of the world. The actual location of the port of call varied from time to time in line with the natural hydrographic changes. From the early decades of the second millennium AD, traders from the European con- nent also joined the traders from the Arab countries, who had been the Forerunners in maritime trading with India. Daring traders and fortune seekers from Denmark, Holland, Belgium and England arrived at different ports of call along the Hooghly river. The river had been, in the meantime, losing its pre-eminence as the main outlet channel of the sacred Ganga into the Bay of Bengal, owing to a shift of ?ow towards east near Rajmahal into the Padma, which had been so long, carried very small part of the large volume of ?ow. On a cloudy afternoon on August 24, 1690 the British seafarer Job Charnock rested his oars at Kolkata and started a new chapter in the life of a sleepy village, bordering the Sunderbans which was ‘a tangled region of estuaries, rivers and water courses, enclosing a vast number of islands of various shapes and sizes. ’ and infested with a large variety of wild animals. In the language of the British Nobel Laureate (1907) Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936). ???? ???? Thus the midday halt of Charnock grew a city.

Author : Hong Quan Nguyen,Heiko Apel,Quang Bao Le,Minh Tu Nguyen,Venkataramana Sridhar
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2024-04-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323914505

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The Mekong River Basin by Hong Quan Nguyen,Heiko Apel,Quang Bao Le,Minh Tu Nguyen,Venkataramana Sridhar Pdf

The Mekong River Basin: Ecohydrological Complexity from Catchment to Coast, Volume Three presents real facts, data and predictions for quantifying human-induced changes throughout the Mekong watershed, including its estuaries and coasts, and proposes solutions to decrease or mitigate the negative effect and enable sustainable development. This is the first work to link socio–ecological interaction study over the whole Mekong River basin through the lens of ecohydrology. Each chapter is written by a leading expert, with coverage on climate change, groundwater, land use, flooding drought, biodiversity and anthropological issues. Human activities are enormous in the whole watershed and are still increasing throughout the catchment, with severe negative impacts on natural resources are emerging. Among these activities, hydropower dams, especially a series of 11 dams in China, are the most critical as they generate massive changes throughout the system, including in the delta and to the livelihoods of millions of people and they threaten sustainability. Presents an extensive collection of eco-hydrological changes in the river basin driven by both nature and anthropological factors Provides state of the art modeling, data analysis methodologies for complex socio-ecological complexity applied in the Mekong river basin Includes specific cases of ecohydrology in the river basin, especially from the Mekong delta

Author : Devidas Kisanrao Belsare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Aquatic biology
ISBN : 9380428138

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Hydrology and Hydrobiology of Streams and Rivers of Indian Subcontinent by Devidas Kisanrao Belsare Pdf

Author : International Seminar on 'Water Crisis in the Indian Subcontinent : Issues and Challenges'
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Water resources development
ISBN : 9380574258

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Water Crisis in the Indian Subcontinent by International Seminar on 'Water Crisis in the Indian Subcontinent : Issues and Challenges' Pdf

Proceedings of the International Seminar on 'Water Crisis in the Indian Subcontinent : Issues and Challenges', held at North-Eastern Hill University during 23-25 November 2009.

Author : Seema Rani
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031295256

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Climate, Land-Use Change and Hydrology of the Beas River Basin, Western Himalayas by Seema Rani Pdf

There is a need of strengthening the global and local response to cope with the threat of climate change and adverse effects of rising anthropogenic activities in the mountain ecosystem. This book provides an up-to-date and comprehensive scientific and technical knowledge based on climate and land cover change impact assessment, adaptation and mitigation strategies in the Indian Himalayan watershed. The text updates the understanding scientific analysis to promote evidence-based policy formulation at regional and local levels. It can be used as reference materials with regards to climate and land cover change for those new learners interested in the mountainous region. This comprehensive book covers a wide range of potential research areas including climate change scenarios, science and its applications, adaptation to climate change-theory and assessment, water resources, agriculture, forest, biodiversity, and ecosystems, indigenous knowledge etc.

Author : Sharad K. Jain,Pushpendra K. Agarwal,Vijay P. Singh
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1277 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007-05-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402051807

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Hydrology and Water Resources of India by Sharad K. Jain,Pushpendra K. Agarwal,Vijay P. Singh Pdf

India is endowed with varied topographical features, such as high mountains, extensive plateaus, and wide plains traversed by mighty rivers. Divided into four sections this book provides a comprehensive overview of water resources of India. A detailed treatment of all major river basins is provided. This is followed by a discussion on major uses of water in India. Finally, the closing chapters discuss views on water management policy for India.

Author : Sughosh Madhav,Shyam Kanhaiya,Arun Lal Srivastav,Virendra Bahadur Singh,Pardeep Singh
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323903431

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Ecological Significance of River Ecosystems by Sughosh Madhav,Shyam Kanhaiya,Arun Lal Srivastav,Virendra Bahadur Singh,Pardeep Singh Pdf

Ecological Significance of Riparian Ecosystems: Challenges and Management Strategies examines the current issues related to river ecosystems, their environmental importance, pollution issues and potential management strategies. The book is divided into 4 key themes: Basics of river ecosystem, Natural phenomenon of river ecosystem, Human-induced problems of river ecosystem, and Management measures for the river ecosystem. Through these four themes, the contributors present both practical and theoretical aspects of river ecosystem in changing climate. An emphasis has been made on the recent research of climate change and its impact on the river ecosystem. River ecosystems have tremendous potential to store CO2, however, with changing climatic and anthropogenic activities, these habitats are under threat, and river ecosystems are losing the very vital service of storing carbon. Unlike well documented terrestrial biodiversity, the biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems is still unrecognized to some extent. Presents an understanding of the biogeochemical processes of river ecosystems achieved by food webs and diverse biogeochemical processes Covers sediment dynamics and nutrient chemistry - hot topics in river ecosystems Includes environmental pollution issues in river ecosystems from various anthropogenic activities

Author : Vandana Asthana,A. C. Shukla
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781441118226

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Water Security in India by Vandana Asthana,A. C. Shukla Pdf

Few people actively engaged in India's water sector would deny that the Indian subcontinent faces serious problems in the sustainable use and management of water resources. Water resources in India have been subjected to tremendous pressures from increasing population, urbanization, industrialization, and modern agricultural methods. The inadequate access to clean drinking water, increase in water related disasters such as floods and droughts, vulnerability to climate change and competition for the resource amongst different sectors and the region poses immense pressures for sustainability of water systems and humanity. Water Security in India addresses these issues head on, analyzing the challenges that contemporary India faces if it is to create a water-secure world, and providing a hopeful, though guarded, road-map to a future in which India's life-giving and life-sustaining fresh water resources are safe, clean, plentiful, and available to all, secured for the people in a peaceful and ecologically sustainable manner.

Author : Benazir Ahmed ,R. K. (Ravindra Kumar) Sinha
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-18
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789351968078

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Rivers for life by Benazir Ahmed ,R. K. (Ravindra Kumar) Sinha Pdf

This publication includes papers that were part of thirty-five oral and nine poster presentations on various themes presented by eminent researchers/ practitioners at the international symposium on “River Biodiversity: Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna River System” facilitated and supported by IUCN.

Author : Indian Institute of Geomorphologists. Conference
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Environmental degradation
ISBN : STANFORD:36105118023188

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Changing Environmental Scenario of the Indian Subcontinent by Indian Institute of Geomorphologists. Conference Pdf

Papers presented at the International Seminar and the 13th Annual Conference of Indian Institute of Geomorphologists, organised by the Department of Geography, held at Kolkata.

Author : Cheryl Colopy
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780199977000

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Dirty, Sacred Rivers: Confronting South Asia's Water Crisis by Cheryl Colopy Pdf

Dirty, Sacred Rivers explores South Asia's increasingly urgent water crisis, taking readers on a journey through North India, Nepal and Bangladesh, from the Himalaya to the Bay of Bengal. The book shows how rivers, traditionally revered by the people of the Indian subcontinent, have in recent decades deteriorated dramatically due to economic progress and gross mismanagement. Dams and ill-advised embankments strangle the Ganges and its sacred tributaries. Rivers have become sewage channels for a burgeoning population. To tell the story of this enormous river basin, environmental journalist Cheryl Colopy treks to high mountain glaciers with hydrologists; bumps around the rough embankments of India's poorest state in a jeep with social workers; and takes a boat excursion through the Sundarbans, the mangrove forests at the end of the Ganges watershed. She lingers in key places and hot spots in the debate over water: the megacity Delhi, a paradigm of water mismanagement; Bihar, India's poorest, most crime-ridden state, thanks largely to the blunders of engineers who tried to tame powerful Himalayan rivers with embankments but instead created annual floods; and Kathmandu, the home of one of the most elegant and ancient traditional water systems on the subcontinent, now the site of a water-development boondoggle. Colopy's vivid first-person narrative brings exotic places and complex issues to life, introducing the reader to a memorable cast of characters, ranging from the most humble members of South Asian society to engineers and former ministers. Here we find real-life heroes, bucking current trends, trying to find rational ways to manage rivers and water. They are reviving ingenious methods of water management that thrived for centuries in South Asia and may point the way to water sustainability and healthy rivers.

Author : Sumana Bandyopadhyay,Habibullah Magsi,Sucharita Sen,Tomaz Ponce Dentinho
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030352370

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Water Management in South Asia by Sumana Bandyopadhyay,Habibullah Magsi,Sucharita Sen,Tomaz Ponce Dentinho Pdf

This book highlights various challenges and opportunities for water management and cooperation in South Asia. In light of increasing urbanization and development in the region and related pressure on water resources, the contributions investigate water conflictual and cooperative attitudes and gestures between countries and regions; analyse management trade-offs between nature, agriculture and urban uses; and examine water sustainable management and related policies. By studying major river basins in the region, such as Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Narmada, Godavari and Krishna, the chapters highlight socio-economic, infrastructural, environmental and institutional aspects of water scarcity in South Asia and present best practices for improved sustainable water management and security in the region.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Alpine regions
ISBN : CORNELL:31924081093118

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Ecohydrology of High Mountain Areas by Anonim Pdf