Groundwater contributes to the sustainable development of many Asian cities by providing water for domestic, industrial and agricultural uses and regulating ecosystem flows. However, groundwater has not always been properly managed, which often has resulted in depletion and degradation of the resource. Groundwater Environment in Asian Cities presents the up-to-date scientific knowledge on groundwater environment in fourteen Asian cities using Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) framework. In detail the book presents the facts and figures of groundwater dependency, problems related to groundwater over exploitation, implementation of various policy instruments and management practices and their results in selected fourteen Asian cities, namely; Bandung (Indonesia), Bangkok (Thailand), Beijing (China), Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Chitwan (Nepal), Delhi (India), Dili (East Timor), Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam), Hyderabad (India), Khulna (Bangladesh), Lahore (Pakistan), Seoul (South Korea), Tokyo (Japan), and Yangon (Myanmar). The book provides the one-step platform to get sufficient details about groundwater aquifers, hydrogeology, groundwater status, impacts on groundwater environment and responses (technology, policy, institutional, etc.) deployed in the case studies cities, and therefore, provides a snap-shot of Asian groundwater environments. The theoretical background of the topics discussed along with the case studies help the readers understand the similarities and differences about the status of groundwater development and use in each city. In addition, the information in the book will serve as a baseline for other research such as mitigation of groundwater related problems (e.g., land subsidence), impact of climate change on groundwater, and importance of groundwater for implementing sustainable development goals in future.
Pandey, Vishnu Prasad: - Dr. Pandey is a Research Fellow and Affiliated Faculty at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. Before joining AIT, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher for nearly three years University of Yamanashi in Japan and Research Faculty for nearly two years with Asian Institute of Technology and Management (AITM) in Nepal before joining AIT. Dr. Pandey has received several awards and fellowships and published over two dozen of peer-reviewed journal papers, several book chapters and conference papers. His recent books include "Climate Change and Water Resources" and "Kathmandu Valley Groundwater Outlook". His core area of research interest and expertise is related to various aspects of groundwater characterization, assessment, and management. His publications related to groundwater include development of groundwater sustainability infrastructure index, evaluation of groundwater environment using DPSIR framework, analyzing hydrogeologic characteristics, estimating groundwater storage potential, and analyzing groundwater markets, among others. Dr. Pandey received B.Eng. (Civil) from Tribhuvan University (Nepal), M.Eng. (Water Engineering and Management) from AIT (Thailand) and PhD (Groundwater Management) from University of Yamanashi (Japan).
Shivakoti, Binaya Raj: - Dr. Shivakoti has been working at IGES as a water resources specialist since 2010. He has over 10 years of experience in water resources management related projects and interdisciplinary research activities. He has accumulated diverse expertise in different aspects of water including water and sanitation, modeling and water quality assessment, GIS and remote sensing, wastewater management, climate change adaptation, policy assessments, and groundwater management. He has been involved in various projects, knowledge sharing and networking on groundwater thorough the Asia Pacific Water Forum Regional Hub for Groundwater Management which IGES has been mobilizing. He obtained PhD from Kyoto University in 2006 and MSc from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in 2004.
Shrestha, Sangam: - Sangam Shrestha is Associate Professor and Program Chair of Water Engineering and Management at the Asian Institute of Technology. He researches water resources management, climate change impact assessment, and groundwater assessment and management. Shrestha has published more than 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals and presented more than 60 conference papers. He is the co-author of "Groundwater Environment in Asian Cities: Concepts, Methods and Case Studies" (Elsevier)
Thatikonda, Shashidhar: - Dr. Shashidhar is an Assistant Professor of Department of Civil Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad. He obtained Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology Madras in the year 2006. He was a visiting faculty at Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign and University of Santiago De Compostela, Spain. He has been conducting research and teaching courses related to water resources and environmental engineering since from the year 2001. His research interest includes: In-situ bioremediation of contaminated aquifers, contaminant transport modeling, isotope hydrology, Remote sensing and GIS applications in water resources and hydroclimate. He has several publications in peer-reviewed international journals. Presently working on various research and consultancy projects and studies related to hydrogeology and aquifer mapping, conjunctive use of surface and groundwater, bioremediation of contaminated aquifers, lake studies, floods, hydraulic transients in pipe networks etc. He is a member of state pollution control board and member of board of studies for various universities at India. He received awards such as "Young Engineer" and "Young Engineer of the Year- 2010" from Institute of Engineers India.
