This unique book brings together high-quality research contributions on ecological aspects of urbanization, water quality concerns in an urban environment, and climate change issues with a strong Indian focus under one umbrella. It includes several case studies that discuss urban water management, particularly highlighting the quality aspects.
Urbanization is an ecological disturbance that the modern world accepts as essential in the absence of a better alternative that could provide an equal level of comfort. The prohibitive costs of eco-friendly production technologies are forcing the developing world to generate industrial waste that is detrimental to the environment.? At the same time, the availability of adequate fresh water is another challenge for our climate-change impacted world. The scientific community is, therefore, searching for ways towards ecologically sustainable urban development. Discussing all these issues, this book offers a useful guide for academicians, researchers, practicing engineers, and managers dealing with diverse water-related problems in urban areas.
Preface.- I. Urbanization and Ecological Sustainability.- II. Climate Change Issues in the Urban Sector.- III. Water Quality Concerns in the Urban Environment.- IV. Urban Waste: Concerns and Remediation.- V. Ground Water Contamination.
Prof. A.K. Sarma, the former Head of the Civil Engineering Department and former Dean of Student Affairs of the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, is presently holding the prestigious B.P. Chalida Chair Professor position given by the Ministry of Water Resources of the government of India. Dr. Sarma has also served as Visiting Professor in the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, in 2015. The NPTEL video course on hydraulic Engineering developed by Prof. Sarma is receiving wide appreciation from different parts of the globe and has entered into the top 5 most visited courses. He publÃf
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