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This book examines urban water ecosystem management and restoration through selected case studies in Asia and Africa. Employing a socioecological approach, this volume presents insights on the interlinkages between water, humans, and environmental conservation in an urban context.
Topics include human health risks, population displacement and migration, water pollution, water scarcity, flood management, water infrastructure, afforestation, and the effects of climate change. Case studies are drawn from a variety of countries in Africa and Asia, including China, Japan, India, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Kenya, Malawi, and Tunisia, which demonstrate a wide range of different challenges, and opportunities. Overall, this book argues that to better manage urban water resources, there needs to be a shift from urban water management to urban water ecosystem management. This shift needs to acknowledge the complex biophysical and socio-political dimensions of water ecosystems.
This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of water resource management, ecosystem services, urban studies, environmental conservation and sustainable development.
Contents
1. From urban water resource management to urban water ecosystem management 2. Integrated resource use management practices for better urban water management through application of SES lens 3. Ecosystem service valuation and risk assessment of a Ramsar site region (India) for strengthening protection and conservation 4. Impact of water shortage and climate change on peri-urban agriculture in Tunisia 5. Cultural and scientific understanding of Submarine Groundwater Discharge 6. Migration induced by water scarcity: A brief review 7. Urban water sector management, challenges, opportunities and cross-cutting issues: a case of Malawi's Urban water sector 8. Assessing Human Health Risks associated to Water Stress: A Local Approach in the Indian Context 9. Water ecosystem management is Japan successes and failures 10. Building resilience to climate change through water retension solutions in Ca Mau city, Vietnam 11. Quantification of ecosystem benefits of community plantation and its impacts on human well-beings: A case study from Kenya 12. The production of hydrosocial space in contemporary China 13. Water Accessibility: Information Failures and Beyond 14. Flood Management Issues in Dhaka City: Identifying Challenges and Sustainable Solutions 15. Challenges and opportunities for urban water ecosystems in Asia and Africa: Conclusions and way forward