Urban Drought Emerging Water Challenges in Asia /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ray, Bhaswati (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Shaw, Rajib (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Disaster Risk Reduction, Methods, Approaches and Practices,
• Subjects: Natural disasters.; Environmental management.; Climate change.; Sustainable development.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Natural Hazards.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.; Climate Change.; Sustainable Development.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.

This book presents water insecurity issues in urban areas while developing a water security index and explores the innovative approaches to water development and management with examples from Asian cities. The urban water crisis is a global phenomenon, but it is more obvious in the megacities of the...