Water insecurity a social dilemma
It has been estimated that globally, 1.2 billion people live with acute shortage of water. Water scarcity, particularly in south and south-east Asian countries, is well known. However, the social dilemmas and insecurities related to water issues are often less discussed. In the case of south and sou...
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| Other Authors | , , |
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
Bingley, U.K. :
Emerald,
2013.
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| Series | Community, environment and disaster risk management ;
v. 13. |
| Subjects | |
| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9781781908839 |
| ISSN | 2040-7262 ; |
| DOI | 10.1108/S2040-7262(2013)13 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xvi, 303 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Defining water insecurity / Umma Habiba, Md. Anwarul Abedin, Rajib Shaw
- Global context of arsenic contamination in groundwater aquifers / Md. Anwarul Abedin, Rajib Shaw
- Community-level arsenic-mitigation practices in southwestern part of Bangladesh / Md. Anwarul Abedin, Rajib Shaw
- Social and institutional provisions for arsenic risk mitigation in West Bengal : achievements and challenges / Rajarshi DasGupta, Rajib Shaw
- Heavy metal pollution in the lower Gangetic mangrove ecosystem / Abhijit Mitra, Sufia Zaman, Subhra Bikash Bhattacharyya
- Salinity scenario in Mekong, Ganges, and Indus river deltas / Md. Anwarul Abedin, Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw
- Salinity-induced livelihood stress in coastal region of Bangladesh / Umma Habiba ... [et al.]
- Rising water salinity : a threat to mangroves of Indian Sundarbans / Sufia Zaman ... [et al.]
- Water scarcity and migration : an Indian perspective / Mrittika Basu, Rajib Shaw
- Drought scenario in Bangladesh / Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw
- Farmers' drought-adaptive practices in northwestern Bangladesh / Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw
- Lessons, challenges, and future perspectives of water insecurity / Md. Anwarul Abedin, Umma Habiba, Rajib Shaw.