Water Footprints and Sustainable Development
- 1st Edition, Volume 8 - August 29, 2024
- Latest edition
- Editors: Suhaib A. Bandh, Fayaz A. Malla
- Language: English
Water Footprints and Sustainable Development serves as the sole comprehensive volume of the role of waste management for sustainable development. It provides an overview of Global… Read more
Water Footprints and Sustainable Development serves as the sole comprehensive volume of the role of waste management for sustainable development. It provides an overview of Global Scenario of water footprints in water smart cities and technologies and investigates the critical factors that enable the sustainable developments of various industries in respect to water resources management. The goal of this book is to introduce the reader to the current technologies used for reducing water footprints, and to offer the necessary information and tools for sustainable development.
- Provides detailed coverage of the role of Water, Energy and Food Nexus with respect to sustainability
- Covers methods such as lifecycle assessment, sustainability assessment, multi-criteria decision-making, and multi-objective optimization modes
- Includes key techniques for water resources management and sustainable development
Postgraduates, academics, and researchers in the field of environmental science, disaster management, and other related fields. Researchers working in the field of water resources, water footprints and Sustainable Environment throughout the world, plus the people working in policy planning for the energy sector
1. Increasing water footprints: the NextGen Sustainability Challenge
2. Assessment of water footprints in different sectors
3. Comparative water footprint analysis of rural and urban areas
4. Drivers of the Growing Water footprint: A global scenario
5. Global Scenario of Water footprints in water smart cities
6. Water footprints towards global environmental sustainability
7. Industrial water conservation by water footprint and sustainable development goals
8. Sustainable Water Allocation and Water Footprints
9. Equitable water uses and environmental sustainability
10. Agriculture, Water footprints and virtual water trade nexus
11. Water footprint and power generation
12. Potentials and limitations of water footprints for gauging environmental sustainability
13. Strategies for the reduction of water footprints
2. Assessment of water footprints in different sectors
3. Comparative water footprint analysis of rural and urban areas
4. Drivers of the Growing Water footprint: A global scenario
5. Global Scenario of Water footprints in water smart cities
6. Water footprints towards global environmental sustainability
7. Industrial water conservation by water footprint and sustainable development goals
8. Sustainable Water Allocation and Water Footprints
9. Equitable water uses and environmental sustainability
10. Agriculture, Water footprints and virtual water trade nexus
11. Water footprint and power generation
12. Potentials and limitations of water footprints for gauging environmental sustainability
13. Strategies for the reduction of water footprints
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Volume: 8
- Published: August 29, 2024
- Language: English
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Suhaib A. Bandh
Dr. Suhaib A. Bandh is Associate Professor in the Postgraduate Department of Environmental Science at Sri Pratap College Campus, Cluster University Srinagar (J&K Government). He specializes in freshwater mycology and environmental science, having earned his PhD for pioneering research on fungal diversity in Dal Lake, Kashmir. He teaches postgraduate courses in environmental science and disaster management, actively mentoring future environmental scientists. His contributions include monographs, over 20 edited volumes with leading publishers (Elsevier, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis) including the Elsevier volume, Freshwater Mycology (2022), as well as numerous peer-reviewed articles on aquatic ecosystems, microbial ecology, and sustainability. An active member of the Academy of Plant Sciences India and the National Environmental Science Academy, he regularly participates in national and international conferences. Dr. Bandh’s work advances understanding of freshwater fungi and environmental sustainability, marking him as a leading expert in microbial (fungal) ecological research and education.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Environmental Science, Postgraduate Department of Environmental Science, Sri Pratap College Campus, Cluster University Srinagar, Government of Jammu and Kashmir, IndiaFM
Fayaz A. Malla
Dr. Fayaz finished his PhD in Environmental Science on “Biogas methane enrichment using selective chemical scavengers and microalgae” from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi. He has a strong interest in waste management, pollution and renewable energy as his PhD was focused on the same issue. Moreover, in the university he has also dealt with water conservation and management, water auditing and water use efficiency in agriculture. He has published many research articles in reputed, referred national and international journals. He has also presented many research papers at national and international conferences. Previously, he worked as Research Associate with Water resources division in The Energy and Research Institute (TERI) and currently working as Assistant Professor in Higher Education Department Government of Jammu and Kashmir. Dr Malla has recently edited two books with Elsevier Press on “Valorization of Microalgal Biomass and Wastewater Treatment” and “Environmental Sustainability of Biofuels”. He has also edited one book published by Springer Nature Singapore on “Biofuels in circular economy”.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Govt. Degree College Tral, Jammu and Kashmir, IndiaRead Water Footprints and Sustainable Development on ScienceDirect