Groundwater Environment in Asian Cities

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.

• Presents a framework for evaluating groundwater environment in urban environments
• Includes case studies and local examples from a broad geographical range of urban environments from virtually every region in Asia, including Bandung, Bangkok, Delhi, Bishkek, Beijing and Tokyo
• The book will be a valuable resource for groundwater adversaries in the scientific, decision-making and end-user communities, particularly for understanding and assessing state of groundwater resources in the region as well as learning from the responses practiced so far (Dr. Linda Anne Stevenson, APN)
• The contents in this book are very much useful for informed decision-making for protecting groundwater environemntand therefore contributes in making invisible visible (Dr. Neno Kukuric, IGRAC)
• With concrete examples and lessons for readers, this book responds to the call for comprehensive research and studies, the implementation of new science-based methodologies and endorsement of principles for groundwater resources management and cities (Dr. Aureli Alice, UNESCO-IHP)
• As a “Regional Hub for Groundwater Management in the Asia Pacific Region”, IGES finds this book as a very much useful reference for knowledge hub partners, groundwater managers, academic institutions, research scholars, and international organizations working in the areas of groundwater in Asia and beyond (Dr. Hideyuki Mori, IGES)
  

Environmental and Civil Engineers; Researchers; Groundwater Scientists; Government and Non-Government Organizations

• List of Contributors
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Foreword
• Foreword
• Foreword
• Foreword
• Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Section I: Concepts and Methods
  • Chapter 1: Groundwater as an Environmental Issue in Asian Cities
    • Abstract
    • 1.1. Introduction
    • 1.2. Case study cities
    • 1.3. Structure of the book
  • Chapter 2: DPSIR Framework for Evaluating Groundwater Environment
    • Abstract
    • 2.1. Introduction
    • 2.2. Structure of the framework
    • 2.3. Selection of indicators
    • 2.4. Interpreting the results
    • 2.5. Summary
    • Acknowledgment
• Section II: Groundwater Environment in South Asia
  • Chapter 3: Water Environment in South Asia: An Introduction
    • Abstract
    • 3.1. Physiography and climate
    • 3.2. Socioeconomics and environmental issues
    • 3.3. Water availability and withdrawal
    • 3.4. Case study cities
    • Acknowledgment
  • Chapter 4: Groundwater Environment in Chitwan, Nepal
    • Abstract
    • 4.1. Introduction
    • 4.2. About the study area
    • 4.3. Drivers
    • 4.4. Pressures
    • 4.5. State
    • 4.6. Impacts
    • 4.7. Responses
    • 4.8. Summary
    • Annex 4.1. Calculation of total amount of groundwater abstraction in Chitwan
  • Chapter 5: Groundwater Environment in Delhi, India
    • Abstract
    • 5.1. Introduction
    • 5.2. About the city
    • 5.3. Drivers
    • 5.4. Pressures
    • 5.5. State
    • 5.6. Impacts
    • 5.7. Responses
    • 5.8. Summary
    • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 6: Groundwater Environment in Hyderabad, India
    • Abstract
    • 6.1. Introduction
    • 6.2. About the city
    • 6.3. Drivers
    • 6.4. Pressures
    • 6.5. State
    • 6.6. Impacts
    • 6.7. Responses
    • 6.8. Conclusions and recommendations
  • Chapter 7: Groundwater Environment in Khulna, Bangladesh
    • Abstract
    • 7.1. Introduction
    • 7.2. Geology, groundwater aquifers, and climate
    • 7.3. Drivers
    • 7.4. Pressures
    • 7.5. State
    • 7.6. Impacts
    • 7.7. Responses
    • 7.8. Summary
    • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 8: Groundwater Environment in Lahore, Pakistan
    • Abstract
    • 8.1. Introduction
    • 8.2. Surface and groundwater hydrology of the area
    • 8.3. Drivers
    • 8.4. Pressures
    • 8.5. State
    • 8.6. Impacts
    • 8.7. Responses
    • 8.8. Concluding summary and recommendations
• Section III: Groundwater Environment in Southeast Asia
  • Chapter 9: Water Environment in Southeast Asia: An Introduction
    • Abstract
    • 9.1. Physiography and climate
    • 9.2. Socioeconomics and environmental issues
    • 9.3. Water availability and withdrawal
    • 9.4. Case study cities
    • Acknowledgment
  • Chapter 10: Groundwater Environment in Bandung, Indonesia
    • Abstract
    • 10.1. Introduction
    • 10.2. Geology, aquifers, and groundwater potentials
    • 10.3. Drivers
    • 10.4. Pressures
    • 10.5. State
    • 10.6. Impacts
    • 10.7. Responses
    • 10.8. Summary
    • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 11: Groundwater Environment in Bangkok and the Surrounding Vicinity, Thailand
    • Abstract
    • 11.1. Introduction
    • 11.2. About the study area
    • 11.3. Drivers
    • 11.4. Pressures
    • 11.5. State
    • 11.6. Impacts
    • 11.7. Responses
    • 11.8. Summary
  • Chapter 12: Groundwater Environment in Dili, Timor-Leste
    • Abstract
    • 12.1. Introduction
    • 12.2. About the city
    • 12.3. Drivers
    • 12.4. Pressures
    • 12.5. State
    • 12.6. Impacts
    • 12.7. Responses
    • 12.8. Summary
  • Chapter 13: Groundwater Environment in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    • Abstract
    • 13.1. Introduction
    • 13.2. About the city
    • 13.3. Drivers
    • 13.4. Pressures
    • 13.5. State
    • 13.6. Impacts
    • 13.7. Responses
    • 13.8. Summary
    • Acknowledgments
    • Appendix 13.1. Responsibilities of Peoples’ Committee (PC) on water resources
    • Appendix 13.2. Calculation of groundwater reserves
    • Appendix 13.3. Details of groundwater-monitoring wells
  • Chapter 14: Groundwater Environment in Yangon, Myanmar
    • Abstract
    • 14.1. Introduction
    • 14.2. About the city
    • 14.3. Drivers
    • 14.4. Pressures
    • 14.5. State
    • 14.6. Impacts
    • 14.7. Responses
    • 14.8. Conclusions and recommendations
• Section IV: Groundwater Environment in Central and East Asia
  • Chapter 15: Water Environment in Central and East Asia: An Introduction
    • Abstract
    • 15.1. Physiography and climate
    • 15.2. Socioeconomic and environmental issues
    • 15.3. Water availability and withdrawal
    • 15.4. Case study cities
  • Chapter 16: Groundwater Environment in Beijing, China
    • Abstract
    • 16.1. Introduction
    • 16.2. About the city
    • 16.3. Drivers
    • 16.4. Pressures
    • 16.5. State
    • 16.6. Impacts
    • 16.7. Responses
    • 16.8. Summary
    • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 17: Groundwater Environment in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
    • Abstract
    • 17.1. Introduction
    • 17.2. About the city
    • 17.3. Drivers
    • 17.4. Pressures
    • 17.5. State
    • 17.6. Impacts
    • 17.7. Responses
    • 17.8. Conclusions and recommendations
    • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 18: Groundwater Environment in Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • Abstract
    • 18.1. Introduction
    • 18.2. About the city
    • 18.3. Drivers
    • 18.4. Pressures
    • 18.5. State
    • 18.6. Impacts
    • 18.7. Responses
    • 18.8. Conclusions and recommendations
    • Acknowledgment
  • Chapter 19: Groundwater Environment in Tokyo, Japan
    • Abstract
    • 19.1. Introduction
    • 19.2. Geology, groundwater aquifers, and climate
    • 19.3. Drivers
    • 19.4. Pressures
    • 19.5. State
    • 19.6. Impacts
    • 19.7. Responses
    • 19.8. Summary
    • Acknowledgments
• Annexure 1: About the Editors
• Annexure 2: About the Authors
• Index