Water Conservation and Wastewater Treatment in BRICS Nations
Water Conservation and Wastewater Treatment in BRICS Nations: Technologies, Challenges, Strategies, and Policies
Editors: Deepak Gusain, João Paulo Bassin, Kangming Tian, Pardeep Singh, Yulia Milshina
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Publication Year: 2020
About this book:
This comprehensive volume explores water conservation and wastewater treatment challenges across the BRICS nations—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—focusing on both technological and policy dimensions. Edited by Deepak Gusain and colleagues, the book addresses the pressing issues posed by climate change, urbanization, and population growth on water resources, including the intrusion of saline water into potable sources and combined sewer system overflows. It provides a detailed analysis of strategies to protect surface and subsurface water while maintaining water quality standards.
The book integrates both practical and policy-oriented approaches, offering tools and techniques to conserve groundwater and surface water, monitor physical earth processes using geophysical methods, and manage contaminants and ecological impacts. Desalination technologies, adaptive management approaches, and sustainable decentralized systems are discussed as potential solutions to water scarcity and wastewater challenges.
With case studies spanning each BRICS country, the text examines recent trends in water and wastewater treatment, national policies, and government initiatives while highlighting indigenous knowledge systems that can enhance sustainable management practices. It also emphasizes the importance of future adaptation strategies to ensure water security amid environmental and climatic changes.
Ideal for policymakers, water management specialists, researchers, and students, this volume provides a baseline for planning, technological innovation, and informed decision-making in water resources management. By bridging science, policy, and practice, the book equips readers with the knowledge and tools necessary to address the multifaceted water challenges faced by emerging economies in a rapidly changing world.
Contents
Part I – Problem
- Water-related Problem with Special Reference to Global Climate Change in Brazil – Rafael Mendonça Duarte, Adalberto Luis Val
- Water-related Problems with Special Reference to Global Climate Change in Russia – George Safonov
- Water-related Problem with Special Reference to Global Climate Change in India – Binota Thokchom
- Water-related Problems with Special Reference to Global Climate Change in China – Changshuo Huang, Jiahui Tao
- Influence of Global Climate Change on Water Resources in South Africa: Toward an Adaptive Management Approach – Joshua N. Edokpayi, Rachel Makungo, John O. Odiyo
Part II – Trends and Strategies with Case Study
6. Recent Trends and Research Strategies for Treatment of Water and Wastewater in Russia – Liliana N. Proskuryakova, Sergey Sivaev
7. Recent Trends and Research Strategies for Treatment of Water and Wastewater in India – Nazia Talat
8. Recent Trends and Research Strategies for Wastewater Treatment in China – Jin Zhang
9. Recent Trends and National Policies for Water Provision and Wastewater Treatment in South Africa – Joshua N. Edokpayi, Abimbola M. Enitan-Folami, John O. Odiyo
Part III – Policies and Laws
10. Government Initiatives and Policies on Water Conservation and Wastewater Treatment in Brazil – Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa, Andrea Pimenta Ambrozevicius
11. Government Initiatives and Policies on Water Conservation and Wastewater Treatment in Russia – Liliana N. Proskuryakova, Sergey Sivaev
12. The Role of Sustainable Decentralized Technologies in Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in Subtropical Indian Conditions – C. Ramprasad, S. Rangabhashiyam
13. An Exploration of China’s Practices in Water Conservation and Water Resources Management – Fan He, Yongnan Zhu, Shan Jiang
14. Government Initiatives and Policies for Water Conservation and Wastewater Treatment in South Africa and Indigenous Knowledge – Rookmoney Thakur, Ajay Vasudeo Rane, Surendra Thakur
Part IV – Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK)
15. Future Prospects for the Management of Water Resources in Russia Using Indigenous Technical Knowledge – Yulia Milshina, Daria Pavlova
16. Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Sustainable Water Conservation and Management – Anwesha Borthakur, Pardeep Singh
17. The Future Prospect of China’s Independent R&D Technology (ITK) in Water Resources Utilization and Wastewater Treatment – Jun Xiang, Tianyu Liu, Wei Du
18. Future Prospective and Possible Management of Water Resources in Respect to Indigenous Technical Knowledge in South Africa – Rookmoney Thakur, Ajay Vasudeo Rane, Surendra Thakur
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