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Sustainable Development Goal
Series: Water Science
and Sustainability: An Introduction
Bindhy Wasini Pandey and Subhash Anand
Abstract
Life sustains on the foundation of natural
resources and water is one of them, which are
essential commodity for the existence of
human being and flora and fauna. Any
evidence of life cannot be imagined without
water. Potentiality of becoming water as
critically scarce resource in the coming years
is increasing continuously due to various
factors. Looking the importance of water from
local to global level, its integrated, appropriate
and long-term strategies are much needed for
sustainable water resource management. Book
consists of total 19 chapters on different
dimensions of water resources having case
studies adopting very relevant and useful
methodologies and providing sustainable solutions for the rational utilization and consumptions of natural resources in the various parts
of the world. Out of the total case studies,
book covered seven case studies from different parts of the world along with 10 chapters
from various regions of India. The successful
attempt has been made to address all these
issues and to create a responsible academic
contribution to the field of sustainable water
resource management. Scientific study considered as need of the hour for establishing its
economic feasibility and technical applicability with the consideration of the
eco-hydrological, environmental and social
aspects. An in-depth hydrological study is
required in the contemporary scenario and
strategies are required to be formulated and
implemented for maintaining freshwater quality for sustainable future of earth.
Keywords
Water resource Á Hydrological Á Sustainable
solutions Á Long-term strategies Á Scientific
study
Geohistorical evidence says that among the naturally found chemical compounds on this planet,
water is the most significant one and it makes this
planet unique in the universe known to the
human being. Water plays an essential role in the
existence of society (Anand et al. 2013). It is the
water; in which life originated, took shape and
became intricate and diverse with the time. Water
determines the formation of biotic communities.
Water is the key to the long vividness and the
adaptability to survive. Any evidence of life
cannot be imagined without water; its mere
presence is indicative of life wherever it is found.
B. W. Pandey (&) Á S. Anand (&)
Department of Geography, Delhi School of
Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
e-mail: bwpdsegeo@gmail.com
S. Anand
e-mail: sanandpv@yahoo.co.in
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
B. W. Pandey and S. Anand (eds.), Water Science and Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals Series,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57488-8_2
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Sustainable Development Goal
Series: Water Science
and Sustainability: An Introduction
Bindhy Wasini Pandey and Subhash Anand
Abstract
Life sustains on the foundation of natural
resources and water is one of them, which are
essential commodity for the existence of
human being and flora and fauna. Any
evidence of life cannot be imagined without
water. Potentiality of becoming water as
critically scarce resource in the coming years
is increasing continuously due to various
factors. Looking the importance of water from
local to global level, its integrated, appropriate
and long-term strategies are much needed for
sustainable water resource management. Book
consists of total 19 chapters on different
dimensions of water resources having case
studies adopting very relevant and useful
methodologies and providing sustainable solutions for the rational utilization and consumptions of natural resources in the various parts
of the world. Out of the total case studies,
book covered seven case studies from different parts of the world along with 10 chapters
from various regions of India. The successful
attempt has been made to address all these
issues and to create a responsible academic
contribution to the field of sustainable water
resource management. Scientific study considered as need of the hour for establishing its
economic feasibility and technical applicability with the consideration of the
eco-hydrological, environmental and social
aspects. An in-depth hydrological study is
required in the contemporary scenario and
strategies are required to be formulated and
implemented for maintaining freshwater quality for sustainable future of earth.
Keywords
Water resource Á Hydrological Á Sustainable
solutions Á Long-term strategies Á Scientific
study
Geohistorical evidence says that among the naturally found chemical compounds on this planet,
water is the most significant one and it makes this
planet unique in the universe known to the
human being. Water plays an essential role in the
existence of society (Anand et al. 2013). It is the
water; in which life originated, took shape and
became intricate and diverse with the time. Water
determines the formation of biotic communities.
Water is the key to the long vividness and the
adaptability to survive. Any evidence of life
cannot be imagined without water; its mere
presence is indicative of life wherever it is found.
B. W. Pandey (&) Á S. Anand (&)
Department of Geography, Delhi School of
Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
e-mail: bwpdsegeo@gmail.com
S. Anand
e-mail: sanandpv@yahoo.co.in
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
B. W. Pandey and S. Anand (eds.), Water Science and Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals Series,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57488-8_2
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