Water Resources Management for Rural Development: Challenges and Mitigation provides an overview of the current challenges of rural water and its management strategies. The content contains practical and theoretical aspects of the water crisis in rural areas in a changing climate era, with an emphasis on recent water crisis research and management strategies. The book's structure contains fundamentals of water resources, pollution, remediation, supply and management strategies. Case studies included provide different water-related issues around the globe, introducing the reader to the paths of reducing the burden on the groundwater and the alternative options for the supply of water in rural areas.
Decision-makers and water supply authorities will benefit from this unique resource that comprehensively covers rural water management in ways no comparable book has achieved.
1. Water Resources Management for Rural Development - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Half Title Page - p. ii 4. Title Page - p. iii 5. Copyright Page - p. iv 6. Table of Contents - p. v 7. Contributors - p. xiii 8. Section 1 Challenges in rural water management - p. 1 9. Chapter 1 Water pollution: Primary sources and associated human health hazards with special emphasis on rural areas - p. 3 10. Chapter 2 Water pollution in rural areas: Primary sources, associated health issues, and remedies - p. 15 11. Chapter 3 Water pollution in rural areas: Primary sources and associated health issues - p. 29 12. Chapter 4 Impact of climate change on rural water resources and its management strategies - p. 45 13. Chapter 5 Traditional methods of water purification in rural areas - p. 55 14. Chapter 6 Traditional techniques of water purification in rural areas - p. 65 15. Section 2 Technical aspects of rural water management - p. 77 16. Chapter 7 Conventional methods and materials used for water treatment in rural areas - p. 79 17. Chapter 8 Effective and affordable water purification technologies for rural development - p. 91 18. Chapter 9 Alternative water resources in rural areas: Smart solutions for a sustainable future - p. 107 19. Chapter 10 Advancement in technologies of water management in rural areas - p. 117 20. Chapter 11 Water efficiency in agriculture as a vital approach toward water management in rural areas - p. 127 21. Chapter 12 Integration of water resources management in rural areas - p. 139 22. Section 3 Role of society, NGOs and Government in rural water management - p. 153 23. Chapter 13 Sustainable management of eutrophication and problems associated with the algal toxin in ponds and lakes of rural areas - p. 155 24. Chapter 14 Toxic, non-toxic, and essential elements in drinking water: sources and associated health issues in rural Asia - p. 171 25. Chapter 15 Water resources of rural India: Challenges and management strategies for sustainable development - p. 191 26. Chapter 16 A comprehensive analysis of fluoride contamination in groundwater of rural area with special focus on India - p. 201 27. Chapter 17 Prevalence of Uranium in groundwater of rural and urban regions of India - p. 213 28. Section 4 Future scenario and case studies related to rural water management - p. 235 29. Chapter 18 Challenges and mitigation techniques for clean rural water supply in Himachal Pradesh, India - p. 237 30. Chapter 19 Water challenges in rural–urban fringe villages: A case of Potheri village near Chennai, Tamil Nadu - p. 249 31. Chapter 20 Rural water management status, threats, and prospects: A case study of Sierra Leone - p. 263 32. Chapter 21 Occurrence and management of toxicity associated with parasitic pathogens in drinking water sources in rural areas in the Niger Delta, Nigeria - p. 275 33. Chapter 22 Sustainable water use and management for agricultural transformation in Africa - p. 287 34. Chapter 23 Citizen science and technological approaches for sustainable drinking water supply and management in rural areas - p. 301 35. Index - p. 315
Water Resources Management for Rural Development: Challenges and Mitigation provides an overview of the current challenges of rural water and its management strategies. The content contains practical and theoretical aspects of the water crisis in rural areas in a changing climate era, with an emphasis on recent water crisis research and management strategies. The book's structure contains fundamentals of water resources, pollution, remediation, supply and management strategies. Case studies included provide different water-related issues around the globe, introducing the reader to the paths of reducing the burden on the groundwater and the alternative options for the supply of water in rural areas.
Decision-makers and water supply authorities will benefit from this unique resource that comprehensively covers rural water management in ways no comparable book has achieved.
1. Water Resources Management for Rural Development - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Half Title Page - p. ii 4. Title Page - p. iii 5. Copyright Page - p. iv 6. Table of Contents - p. v 7. Contributors - p. xiii 8. Section 1 Challenges in rural water management - p. 1 9. Chapter 1 Water pollution: Primary sources and associated human health hazards with special emphasis on rural areas - p. 3 10. Chapter 2 Water pollution in rural areas: Primary sources, associated health issues, and remedies - p. 15 11. Chapter 3 Water pollution in rural areas: Primary sources and associated health issues - p. 29 12. Chapter 4 Impact of climate change on rural water resources and its management strategies - p. 45 13. Chapter 5 Traditional methods of water purification in rural areas - p. 55 14. Chapter 6 Traditional techniques of water purification in rural areas - p. 65 15. Section 2 Technical aspects of rural water management - p. 77 16. Chapter 7 Conventional methods and materials used for water treatment in rural areas - p. 79 17. Chapter 8 Effective and affordable water purification technologies for rural development - p. 91 18. Chapter 9 Alternative water resources in rural areas: Smart solutions for a sustainable future - p. 107 19. Chapter 10 Advancement in technologies of water management in rural areas - p. 117 20. Chapter 11 Water efficiency in agriculture as a vital approach toward water management in rural areas - p. 127 21. Chapter 12 Integration of water resources management in rural areas - p. 139 22. Section 3 Role of society, NGOs and Government in rural water management - p. 153 23. Chapter 13 Sustainable management of eutrophication and problems associated with the algal toxin in ponds and lakes of rural areas - p. 155 24. Chapter 14 Toxic, non-toxic, and essential elements in drinking water: sources and associated health issues in rural Asia - p. 171 25. Chapter 15 Water resources of rural India: Challenges and management strategies for sustainable development - p. 191 26. Chapter 16 A comprehensive analysis of fluoride contamination in groundwater of rural area with special focus on India - p. 201 27. Chapter 17 Prevalence of Uranium in groundwater of rural and urban regions of India - p. 213 28. Section 4 Future scenario and case studies related to rural water management - p. 235 29. Chapter 18 Challenges and mitigation techniques for clean rural water supply in Himachal Pradesh, India - p. 237 30. Chapter 19 Water challenges in rural–urban fringe villages: A case of Potheri village near Chennai, Tamil Nadu - p. 249 31. Chapter 20 Rural water management status, threats, and prospects: A case study of Sierra Leone - p. 263 32. Chapter 21 Occurrence and management of toxicity associated with parasitic pathogens in drinking water sources in rural areas in the Niger Delta, Nigeria - p. 275 33. Chapter 22 Sustainable water use and management for agricultural transformation in Africa - p. 287 34. Chapter 23 Citizen science and technological approaches for sustainable drinking water supply and management in rural areas - p. 301 35. Index - p. 315
