Groundwater Environment in Asian Cities Concepts, Methods and Case Studies

Groundwater Environment in Asian CitiesConcepts, Methods and Case Studies\nAuthor(s): Sangam Shrestha, Vishnu Prasad Pandey, Shashidhar Thatikonda, Binaya Raj Shivakoti\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division, United States\nImprint: Butterworth-Heinemann Inc\nISBN-13: 9780128031667, 978-0128031667\nSynopsis\nGroundwater 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 po.