Water Security for Ecosystems

Metrics and Pathways for a Sustainable Future

Amit Kumar, Uğur Korkut Pata, Saikat Sinha Ray, Sushil Kumar Himanshu

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2026
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• eBook ISBN:
  9780443451171
• Subtopic: Ecology
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Water Security for Ecosystems: Metrics and Pathways for a Sustainable Future explores the mechanisms to support sustainable management of aquatic resources during rising global water demand, global change, and population growth. By identifying resource consumption indicators such as fishing load capacity and virtual water trade, it sets a clear framework for assessing the ecological footprint of extractive industries. It then proposes pathways to establish largescale water security via integrated aquatic resource management, water-efficient technologies, and sustainable policy intervention. Throughout, the book acknowledges the increased strain placed on global aquatic ecosystems due to unsustainable water use, extractive fisheries, agricultural practices, and more. Written by a renowned team of water resource managers, early chapters in this book define ecological footprints and explore the global policies, industries, and climate forces driving water insecurity. Central chapters explore novel and innovative water conservation techniques, advances in water resource management, and emerging technologies for sustainable water use. Final chapters explore global water policies and the role of international cooperation and propose a roadmap for minimizing aquatic ecological footprints. - Supports UN SDGs through policy integration, including the UNFCCC Paris Agreement to strengthen water security and minimize ecological footprints - Defines water security concepts and provides indicators for sustainable water resource extraction and use - Evaluates water surface sustainability with a new approach based on fishing load capacity - Promotes sustainability via efficient water management, pollution control, and responsible consumption

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Contributors
• Preface
• Acknowledgment
• CHAPTER 1 Understanding water security: Concept and challenges
• CHAPTER 2 Sustainable fisheries and water security: A macroeconomic perspective on the determinants of the fishing load capacity factor in BRIC countries
• CHAPTER 3 Water scarcity in a changing climate: A global perspective
• CHAPTER 4 Vertical smart urban farming and the water-food-energy nexus for sustainable urban development
• CHAPTER 5 Measuring Water Footprint: Methods and Applications
• CHAPTER 6 Human activities, water security, and marine resource sustainability: Insights from the fishing load capacity factor
• CHAPTER 7 Urbanization, industrialization, and water security: Theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence
• CHAPTER 8 Agriculture and virtual water trade: Hidden impacts
• CHAPTER 9 Innovative desalination and water conservation techniques: Advancing sustainable solutions for water security and management
• CHAPTER 10 Integrated water resource management: Policy, practice and progress on sustainable development goals
• CHAPTER 11 Desalination for agriculture and industrial applications
• CHAPTER 12 Transboundary governance for ecosystem resilience: Addressing water security challenges across shared watersheds
• CHAPTER 13 Toward sustainable water security: A global spatiotemporal assessment of water scarcity and agricultural demand
• CHAPTER 14 Community-based water management for resilience under Sustainable Development Goals
• CHAPTER 15 Policy innovation for eco-hydrological security: Integrating ecosystem resilience and water governance in a changing climate
• CHAPTER 16 Microbial remediation of heavy metal pollution in aquatic ecosystems: A key to water security
• CHAPTER 17 Global water policies and the role of international cooperation
• CHAPTER 18 Water scarcity and climate change: Challenges and pathways to sustainable management
• Index