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Urban Drought
Author | : Bhaswati Ray,Rajib Shaw |
Publsiher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 2018-12-30 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9789811089473 |
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This book presents water insecurity issues in urban areas while developing a water security index and explores the innovative approaches to water development and management with examples from Asian cities. The urban water crisis is a global phenomenon, but it is more obvious in the megacities of the developing world. Urban drought, although not a familiar term, will pose a significant threat to humankind in the near future, especially in the context of increasing population in cities. Many cities are already unable to provide safe, clean water for their citizens. Some of the world’s largest cities depend heavily on groundwater for their water supply. It is unlikely that dependence on aquifers, which take many years to recharge, will be sustainable. As urban populations grow, water use will need to shift from agriculture to municipal and industrial uses, making decisions about allocating between different sectors difficult. Inefficient water-use practices by households and industries, fragmented management of water between sectors and institutions, climate-induced water shortages, environmental degradation of water sources, and inadequate use of alternate sources are also issues of major concern. Despite recent advances in the literature, there exists a considerable gap in attempting an integrated water-resource management approach. Covering all aspects of urban drought and water insecurity, this book is a valuable resource for students, researchers, academics, policy makers, and development practitioners.
Urban Resilience to Droughts and Floods
Author | : Cecilia Tortajada,James Horne,Larry Wallace Harrington |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 263 |
Release | : 2020-05-21 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780429683541 |
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This book focuses on policies and governance on how to build the resilience of cities to droughts and floods in the short-, medium-, and long-term. There are discussions on how cities prepare for, cope with, learn from, manage, and recover from these extreme events. The chapters also consider aspects such as changing paradigms, policy responses under uncertainty, scenario development, institutional responses, adaptive forecasting, governance perspectives, infrastructure development, overall investments, and technological innovation. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction are discussed at length. Most of the cities and regions studied are in Asia, however, cities from Oceania, Europe, Africa, and North America are also included. Analyses are not limited to cities but to the basins and regions from which urban populations obtain their resources, and on which their resilience depends. This book was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of Water Resources Development.
Handbook of Drought and Water Scarcity
Author | : Saeid Eslamian,Faezeh A. Eslamian |
Publsiher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 782 |
Release | : 2017-09-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781351851145 |
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This volume includes over 30 chapters, written by experts from around the world. It examines numerous management strategies for dealing with drought and scarcity. These strategies include management approaches for different regions, such as coastal, urban, rural, and agricultural areas. It offers multiple strategies for monitoring, assessing, and forcasting drought through the use of remote sensing and GIS tools. It also presents drought mitigation management strategies, such as groundwater management, rainwater harvesting, conservations practices, and more.
Managing the Climate Crisis
Author | : Jonathan Barnett,Matthijs Bouw |
Publsiher | : Island Press |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 2022-07-14 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9781642832006 |
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Natural disasters from heat waves to coastal and river flooding will inevitably become worse because of greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere. Managing them is possible, but planners, designers, and policymakers need to advance adaptation and preventative measures now. Managing the Climate Crisis: Designing and Building for Floods, Heat, Drought and Wildfire by design and planning experts Jonathan Barnett and Matthijs Bouw is a practical guide to addressing this urgent national security problem. Barnett and Bouw draw from the latest scientific findings and include many recent, real-world examples to illustrate how to manage seven climate-related threats: flooding along coastlines, river flooding, flash floods from extreme rain events, drought, wildfire, long periods of high heat, and food shortages.
Urban Drought Guidebook
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Municipal water supply |
ISBN | : UCR:31210009331024 |
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Drought and Water Crises
Author | : Donald Wilhite,Roger S. Pulwarty |
Publsiher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 713 |
Release | : 2017-09-25 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9781351967518 |
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Over the past decade there have been extraordinary advances towards drought risk reduction with the development of new water-conserving technologies, and new tools for planning, vulnerability and impact assessment, mitigation, and policy. Drought and Water Crises: Integrating Science, Management, and Policy, Second Edition comprehensively captures this evolving progress as it discusses drought management in the light of present risks, global climate change and public policy actions. This new edition emphasizes the paradigm shift from managing disasters to managing risk, reflecting the global emphasis that has evolved in recent years, a new focus that shines light on preparedness strategies and the tools and methods that are essential in drought risk reduction. The book provides additional relevant case studies that integrate this new approach and discusses examples applied in both developed and developing countries.
Drought risk management a strategic approach
Author | : Speed, Robert,Tickner, David,Lei Gang,Sayers, Paul,Wei Yu,Li Yuanyuan,Moncrieff, Catherine,Pegram, Guy,Li Jianqiang,Xu Xiangyu,Li Aihua,Qiu Bing |
Publsiher | : UNESCO Publishing |
Total Pages | : 215 |
Release | : 2016-09-19 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 9789231000942 |
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Drought Hazard in the United States
Author | : Richard A. Warrick |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Droughts |
ISBN | : UOM:39015004620079 |
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