Groundwater Environment in Asian Cities

Concepts, Methods and Case Studies

Sangam Shrestha, Vishnu Prasad Pandey, Shashidhar Thatikonda, Binaya Raj Shivakoti

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN: 9780128031667
• eBook ISBN: 9780128031674
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Environmental Management
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Groundwater 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 policy instruments and management practices and their results in selected fourteen Asian cities, namely; Bandung (Indonesia), Bangkok (Thailand), Beijing (China), Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Chitwan (Nepal), Delhi (India), Dili (East Timor), Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam), Hyderabad (India), Khulna (Bangladesh), Lahore (Pakistan), Seoul (South Korea), Tokyo (Japan), and Yangon (Myanmar). The book provides the one-step platform to get sufficient details about groundwater aquifers, hydrogeology, groundwater status, impacts on groundwater environment and responses (technology, policy, institutional, etc.) deployed in the case studies cities, and therefore, provides a snap-shot of Asian groundwater environments. The theoretical background of the topics discussed along with the case studies help the readers understand the similarities and differences about the status of groundwater development and use in each city. In addition, the information in the book will serve as a baseline for other research such as mitigation of groundwater related problems (e.g., land subsidence), impact of climate change on groundwater, and importance of groundwater for implementing sustainable development goals in future.- Presents a framework for evaluating groundwater environment in urban environments- Includes case studies and local examples from a broad geographical range of urban environments from virtually every region in Asia, including Bandung, Bangkok, Delhi, Bishkek, Beijing and Tokyo- The book will be a valuable resource for groundwater adversaries in the scientific, decision-making and end-user communities, particularly for understanding and assessing state of groundwater resources in the region as well as learning from the responses practiced so far (Dr. Linda Anne Stevenson, APN)- The contents in this book are very much useful for informed decision-making for protecting groundwater environemntand therefore contributes in making invisible visible (Dr. Neno Kukuric, IGRAC)- With concrete examples and lessons for readers, this book responds to the call for comprehensive research and studies, the implementation of new science-based methodologies and endorsement of principles for groundwater resources management and cities (Dr. Aureli Alice, UNESCO-IHP)- As a "Regional Hub for Groundwater Management in the Asia Pacific Region, IGES finds this book as a very much useful reference for knowledge hub partners, groundwater managers, academic institutions, research scholars, and international organizations working in the areas of groundwater in Asia and beyond (Dr. Hideyuki Mori, IGES)

Annexure 1:

About the Editors

Dr. Sangam Shrestha

(Email: [email protected])

Dr Shrestha is an Associate Professor of Water Engineering and Management at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. He is also a Visiting Faculty of the University of Yamanashi, Japan, and Research Fellow of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan. His research interests are within the field of hydrology and water resources including, climate change impact assessment and adaptation in the water sector, integrated water resources management, and groundwater assessment and management. Dr Shrestha has published several papers in peer-reviewed international journals and presented more than three dozen conference papers ranging from hydrological modeling to climate change impacts and adaptation in the water sector. His recent publications include “Climate Change and Water Resources” and “Kathmandu Valley Groundwater Outlook.” His present work responsibilities at AIT include delivering lectures at the postgraduate and undergraduate levels, supervising research to postgraduate students (Masters and Doctoral), and providing consulting services on water-related issues to government and donor agencies and research institutions. He has conducted several projects relating to water resources management, climate change impacts, and adaptation with awards from International organizations, such as APN, CIDA, EU, FAO, IFS, IGES, UNEP, UNESCO.

Dr. Vishnu Prasad Pandey

(Email: [email protected])

Dr Pandey is a Research Fellow and Affiliated Faculty at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. He has worked as a postdoctoral researcher for nearly 3 years at the University of Yamanashi in Japan and Research Faculty for nearly 2 years with Asian Institute of Technology and Management (AITM) in Nepal before joining AIT. Dr Pandey has received several awards and fellowships and published over two dozen of peer-reviewed journal papers, several book chapters and conference papers. His recent books include “Climate Change and Water Resources” and “Kathmandu Valley Groundwater Outlook.” His core area of research interest and expertise is related to various aspects of groundwater characterization, assessment, and management. His publications related to groundwater include development of groundwater sustainability infrastructure index, evaluation of groundwater environment using DPSIR framework, analyzing hydrogeologic characteristics, estimating groundwater storage potential, and analyzing groundwater markets, among others. Dr Pandey received BEng (Civil) from Tribhuvan University (Nepal), MEng (Water Engineering and Management) from AIT (Thailand) and PhD (Groundwater Management) from University of Yamanashi (Japan).

Dr. Binaya Raj Shivakoti

(Email: [email protected])

Dr Shivakoti has been working at IGES as a water resources specialist since 2010. He has over 10 years of experience in water resources management related projects and interdisciplinary research activities. He has accumulated diverse expertise in different aspects of water including water and sanitation, modeling and water quality assessment, GIS and remote sensing, wastewater management, climate change adaptation, policy assessments, and groundwater management. He has been involved in various projects, knowledge sharing and networking on groundwater thorough the Asia Pacific Water Forum Regional Hub for Groundwater Management which IGES has been mobilizing. He obtained PhD from Kyoto University in 2007 and MSc from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in 2004.

Dr. Shashidhar Thatikonda

(Email: [email protected])

Dr Shashidhar is an Assistant Professor of Department of Civil Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad. He obtained PhD from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras in the year 2006. He was a visiting faculty at Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok; University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; and University of Santiago De Compostela, Spain. He has been conducting research and teaching courses related to water resources and environmental engineering since 2001. His research interest includes in situ bioremediation of contaminated aquifers, contaminant transport modeling, isotope hydrology, remote sensing and GIS applications in water resources, and hydroclimate. He has several publications in peer-reviewed international journals. Presently working on various research and consultancy projects and studies related to hydrogeology and aquifer mapping, conjunctive use of surface and groundwater, bioremediation of contaminated aquifers, lake studies, floods, hydraulic transients in pipe networks, etc. He is a member of state pollution control board and member of board of studies for various universities at India. He received awards such as “Young Engineer” and “Young Engineer of the Year – 2010” from Institute of Engineers India.

Annexure 2

About the Authors

Mr. Aditya Sarkar

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Mr Sarkar is a PhD research scholar in the Department of Geology, University of Delhi, India. He earned his Master’s degree in Geology from the same university in 2011. He has published research articles in referred journals and has been associated with oral/poster presentation in conferences. He had also cleared the CSIR-UGC joint NET-JRF test and is currently receiving Senior Research Fellowship from CSIR. His research areas include Hydrogeology, Geochemistry, Sedimentology, and Environmental Geology.

Mr. Anirut Ladawadee

(Email: [email protected])

Mr Anirut is a Hydrogeologist with Bureau of Groundwater Conservation and Restoration, Department of Groundwater Resource, Thailand. He has been conducting study projects related to land subsidence, groundwater monitoring, and database management. Recently, he has started to work in the field of Geographical Based Management Information System for Groundwater Management in the Groundwater Critical Zone, Groundwater Quality Conservation and Protection, Groundwater Quality Assessment, Contamination Monitoring System in Thailand.

Dr. Binaya Raj Shivakoti

(Email: [email protected])

Dr Shivakoti has been working at IGES as a water resources specialist since 2010. He has over 10 years of experience in water resources management related projects and interdisciplinary research activities. He has accumulated diverse expertise in different aspects of water including water and sanitation, modeling and water quality assessment, GIS and remote sensing, wastewater management, climate change adaptation, policy assessments, and groundwater management. He has been involved in various projects, knowledge sharing and networking on groundwater thorough the Asia Pacific Water Forum Regional Hub for Groundwater Management which IGES has been mobilizing. He obtained PhD from Kyoto University in 2007 and MSc from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in 2004.

Dr. Bui Tran Vuong

(Email: [email protected])

Dr Vuong is the Deputy Director General of the Division of Water Resources Planning and Investigation for the South of Vietnam (DWRPIS), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam. He is now responsible for assessment of impacts of groundwater abstraction and climate changes and sea level rises on groundwater resources for Mekong Delta, Vietnam. He has experiences in hydrogeological mapping, assessment of groundwater quality and quantity, groundwater monitoring, groundwater artificial rechar...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• List of Contributors
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Foreword
• Foreword
• Foreword
• Foreword
• Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Section I: Concepts and Methods
• Section II: Groundwater Environment in South Asia
• Section III: Groundwater Environment in Southeast Asia
• Section IV: Groundwater Environment in Central and East Asia
• Annexure 1: About the Editors
• Annexure 2: About the Authors
• Index