 | GIScience for the Sustainable Management of Water Resources Subjects: Bioscience; Earth Sciences; Engineering & Technology; Geography; General Science; Earth Sciences; Civil Environmental and Geotechnical Engineering; GIS Remote Sensing & Cartography; Geology - Earth Sciences; Water Engineering; Remote Sensing; With water as one of the most critical resources of nature that is necessary for sustaining life for all living things, it has become very important for designing and using spatial informational techniques for understanding the root causes behind the degradation of our water resources. This volume discusses in detail a selection of geospatial approaches, tools, and techniques. The uses of geographical information science to measure and manage water resources are diverse. Satellite remote sensing provides essential data for mapping water resources, hydrology flux measurement, monitoring drought, and flood inundation. With an abundance of informative case studies, the chapters discuss the use of the satellite remote sensing and GIS-based systems for managing urban storm water; for flood and soil erosion management; for mapping groundwater zones; for crop production, including measuring soil moisture and aridity; for gauging the impact of climate change; for evaluating glacier change dynamics; for assessing the impact of urban growth on water resources; for measuring the degradation of rivers; and more. This peer-reviewed volume imparts important information on spatial information techniques that are used for understanding the root causes behind the degradation of our water resources. GIScience for the Sustainable Management of Water Resources will be a valuable resource for urban planners, environmentalists, policymakers, ecologists, researchers, academicians, students, and professionals in the fields of remote sensing, civil engineering, social science, computer science, and information technology. Gowhar Meraj, MPhil, MSc, is working as a Young Scientist Fellow under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India's Scheme for Young Scientist and Technologists (SYST) at the Department of Ecology, Environment and Remote Sensing, Government of Jammu and Kashmir, India. He has also worked as a consultant with World Bank Group, New Delhi, for its South Asia Water Initiative Program. He has more than ten years of research and teaching experience and is on the editorial and reviewer panels of several research journals. Shruti Kanga, PhD , is Associate Professor and Coordinator at the Centre for Climate Change and Water Research, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, India. She has authored more than 60 publications in various peer-reviewed national and international journals with more than 400 citations. She is presently on the reviewer panel for several research journals and supervises several PhD students on their dissertations. Majid Farooq, MTech, MSc , is working as Scientist-D at the Department of Ecology, Environment and Remote Sensing, Government of Jammu and Kashmir, India. He has more than 15 years of experience in research, teaching, and consultancy related to remote sensing and GIS, such as climate change vulnerability assessments, flood modeling, ecosystem assessment, and watershed management. Suraj Kumar Singh, PhD , is Associate Professor and Coordinator at the Centre for Sustainable Development, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, India. He has published various research papers in national and international journals and participated in and organized international conferences, workshops, symposiums, and webinars. He is presently on the reviewer panel for several research journals and supervises several PhD students on their dissertations. Sudhanshu, PhD , is a veteran researcher in the field of applied geology and geosciences. He has more than 30 years of research and academic experience and is currently the chief mentor of Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, India. He is on the reviewer panel for several research journals and supervises several PhD students on their dissertations. |
