Tackling Water Scarcity: Knowledge and Enabling Technologies

Authoritative, forward-thinking resource presenting strategies and technologies to mitigate water scarcity and improve water quality

Founded on the idea that conventional procedures are unsuccessful in providing a solution to water security as a whole, Water Scarcity Management delivers integrated, cross-cutting approaches to solve some of the biggest problems that the world faces in terms of freshwater through a nature-based approach.

Written by a team of authors and leaders in the field of environmental science and technology, this book explores topics including:

• Water availability, management, governance, and quality and policy development in the Anthropocene
• New global trends of water management and wastewater reuse, as well as novel integrated strategies and technologies for the mitigation of biotic and abiotic emerging contaminants
• Water stress due to decades of poor management, over-extraction of groundwater, and contamination of freshwater supplies
• Rising demand of freshwater due to rapid population growth, urbanization, and increasing needs across sectors including agriculture, industry, and energy

Water Scarcity Management is a timely, essential, forward-thinking resource on the subject for environmental engineers, microbiologists, environmental scientists, policy developers and modelers seeking to integrate findings on water scarcity, availability, management, reuse, conservation, and treatment into policy development.

Dr. Kanchan D. Bahukhandi is a Senior Associate Professor in Sustainability Cluster, School of Advanced Engineering at UPES. She is a passionate academician and environmental researcher and has around 22 years of experience in environmental science, sustainability, water pollution, hydro geochemistry, and solid waste management. She has published more than 50 research papers in international journal and contributed 30 book chapters and Three Edited books. She has delivered few invitee lectures at premier institute and organization. She has also presented around 40 research papers at the National and International Conference and also got membership of IWA international Water Association and EGU - European Geosciences.

Dr. Manish Kumar is a distinguished professor in Water Science at Tecnológico de Monterrey, with expertise in sustainability, contaminant remediation, and environmental engineering. He has contributed significantly to wastewater surveillance and water supply strategies in the context of climate change. Prof. Kumar’s research, recognized globally, spans over 200 international journal articles and numerous projects. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and has been listed among the top 2% of researchers worldwide by Stanford University (since inception).

Dr. Durga P. Panday is an associate professor at UPES, specializing in Water Resources Engineering and Management. His research focuses on water quality and quantity, hydroclimatic extremes, and conflict resolution in water sharing using game theory. He has extensive teaching experience in water resources and structural engineering and actively contributes to scholarly activities and training programs.

Dr. (Eng). Tushara G.G. Chaminda is a Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering, at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka.