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Harnessing Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems to Address Soil Degradation and Water Scarcity in Climate Change Era
Soil deterioration and water shortages threaten sustainable development in the climate change era, requiring new solutions. Remote sensing and GIS...
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Perseverance in the Face of Water Scarcity in Hot Summer Seasons: A Case Study of Slum Communities in Indore, India
According to a report by the National Institution forTransforming India (NITI) Aayong report Transforming India (NITI) Aayog, Government of India...
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Water Resources
The erratic distribution pattern of precipitation, demographic pressures and increased anthropogenic activity have taken a toll of the hydrological...
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Mitigating the Impacts of Climate Change on Water Scarcity and Drought: Wastewater Treatment as an Exemplary Solution in the Mediterranean
Climate change has been accelerated by the exponential increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases from the population growth, industrial...
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The Thirsty Pleistocene Landscape and Challenges for Water Resource Management Plan
The United Nations reports that globally more than 700 million people live at present without safe water supply close to home. For many people across...
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Assessment on the sustainability of water resources utilization in Central Asia based on water resources carrying capacity
Situated in the hinterland of Eurasia, Central Asia is characterized by an arid climate and sparse rainfall. The uneven spatial distribution of water...
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Investigations on Water Utilization and Water Management Practices in Urban/Peri-Urban Agriculture of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
There is a need for wise water usage globally. This becomes urgent in arid regions with reduced availability of water for farmingFarming. This study...
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Assessment of Water Use Efficiency for Sustainable Water Management by Integration of Remote Sensing and Machine Learning
The present study focused on estimation of the irrigation water application and water use efficiency in Krishna Central Delta (KCD) by integrating...
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Evaluating Water Withdrawals for Regional Water Management Under a Data-driven Framework
With an increase in population and economic development, water withdrawals are close to or even exceed the amount of water available in many regions...
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Water Resources Management and Policy in Greece: Challenges and Options
The current effort examines existing conditions and tries to pinpoint inherited problems for water resources management in Greece. Existing...
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Spatial Heterogeneity of Embedded Water Consumption from the Perspective of Virtual Water Surplus and Deficit in the Yellow River Basin, China
Virtual water trade (VWT) provides a new perspective for alleviating water crisis and has thus attracted widespread attention. However, the...
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Crowdsourcing as a Tool for Spatial Planning in Water Resource Management
Citizen participation has recently become more common in water resource management and prevention, led to advances omnipresent and interactive...
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Pathways for Intensified Agriculture Through Sustainable Water Management: Need of an Hour
The United Nations’ 2030 agenda has its primary goals as the abolition of povertyPoverty” , hunger, and paucity access to clean water, all of which...
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Water Scarcity in Delhi: Map** for Solutions and the Way Forward
Almost the whole of India is currently witnessing a massive drought due to the relentless increase in water demand to cater its more than one billion...
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Appraisal of Drinking Water Quality of Kalahandi District Using Geospatial Technique
The primary objective of the present research is to assess the effectiveness of geospatial studies in the spatial variation of groundwater quality....
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Concepts in Water Security, Natural Assurance Schemes and Nature-Based Solutions
This chapter provides the context of water security for ecosystem-based approaches, notably nature-based solutions (NBS) operationalized in natural...
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Sustainable Land and Water Management in Urban Areas: Emerging Challenges
In Indian urban areas, the water and land use are critical, finite, and entwined resources. Expeditious increasing urbanization propelled by...
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Scarcity of Common Property Resources and Spatiality of Women’s Livelihood in Rural India
This study attempts to fill the gap of a country-level analysis on scarcity of common property resources (CPR) and its impact on women’s unpaid...
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Earth Observation Data for Sustainable Management of Water Resources to Inform Spatial Planning Strategies
Water is a vital resource for sustaining human life, well-being, and the Earth’s biodiversity and ecosystems. However, its availability and usability...
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Crisis of Water and Water in Crisis: Some Reflections from India
The phenomenon of demand for fresh water is continuously outstrip** its renewable supply and it is being witnessed and experienced globally. It is...