Overview
- Addresses water security as the major challenge for Asian cities and provides secure and sustainable solutions
- Gives an interdisciplinary perspective in the analysis of complex issues
- Written by scholars and practitioners with acknowledged expertise in the field
- Provides a pathway towards a more water-secure Asia amidst compounding threats from climate and disaster risks
Part of the book series: Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
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Table of contents (24 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
Inefficient water-use practices by households and industries, fragmented management of water between sectors and institutions, climate-induced water shortages, environmental degradation of water sources, and inadequate use of alternate sources are also issues of major concern. Despite recent advances in the literature, there exists a considerable gap in attempting an integrated water-resource management approach.
Covering all aspects of urban drought and water insecurity, this book is a valuable resource for students, researchers, academics, policy makers, and development practitioners.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Rajib Shaw is a professor of Keio University in its Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC) in Japan. Earlier, he was the Executive Director of IRDR (Integrated Research on Disaster Risk)-a decade-long research program co-sponsored by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the International Social Science Council (ISSC), and the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR).He is the Chair of the UN ISDR’s Science Technology Advisory Group(STAG) at the global level, as well as the Co-chair of UN ISDR’s Asia Science Technology Academic Advisory Group (ASTAAG). In IRDR, he currently, serves as the ScienceCommittee member. He is also the Senior Fellow of Institute of Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) Japan, and the Chairperson of SEEDS Asia, a Japanese NGO. Previously, he was a Professor in the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies of Kyoto University, Japan. His expertise includes community-based disaster risk management, climate change adaptation, urban risk management, and disaster and environmental education. He has published more than 40 books and over 300 academic papers and book chapters.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Urban Drought
Book Subtitle: Emerging Water Challenges in Asia
Editors: Bhaswati Ray, Rajib Shaw
Series Title: Disaster Risk Reduction
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8947-3
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-8946-6Published: 12 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-8947-3Published: 30 December 2018
Series ISSN: 2196-4106
Series E-ISSN: 2196-4114
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 427
Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations, 92 illustrations in colour
Topics: Natural Hazards, Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning