Riverine Systems

This book provides a unique opportunity to integrate the knowledge on regional-scale riverine reviews to local-scale case-studies, ranging from availability to pollution, national-level river management to transboundary governance. It is an unparalleled attempt to build the bridge between the science of rivers and its history and socio-politics, thus articulating the due credence of rivers from ancient civilizations to modern human societies. The chapters in this book are organized by the sub-sections of i) Hydrology, ii) Hydrosocial and iii) Hydro-heritage, thus providing a unique knowledge on the river studies for historians, scientists, planners, social scientists and policymakers, and are written by leading experts and researchers from across the globe.

Broadens our understanding of river systems combining and integrating both natural and social sciences Explains how rivers are of trans-disciplinary concern Brings together eminent river experts across disciplines under a common umbrella and towards a collective agenda

Auteur

Prof. Abhijit Mukherjee, PhD (Hydrogeology) graduated from the University of Kentucky, USA (2006) and completed postdoctoral work at the University of Texas at Austin, USA (2006-2008). He served as Physical Hydrogeologist at the Alberta Geological Survey in Canada (2008-2010). He is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Geology and Geophysics, and School of Environmental Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur), India. He serves/has served in Editorial role in the Journal of Hydrology, Applied Geochemistry, Journal of Earth System Sciences, Scientific Reports, ES&T Engineering. He has been the lead author/editor of earlier two books, "Groundwater of South Asia" (Springer) and "Global Groundwater: Source, Scarcity, Security, Sustainability, Solutions" (Elsevier).

Contenu
Preface.- 1. Environmental Flows and Their Assessment.- 2. Story of the Ganga River: Its Pollution and Rejuvenation.- Ganges Groundwater Interaction at Varanasi.- 4. Microbial Water Quality Assessment in River Ganga (Bihar).- 5. Vulnerability and Resilience Status of River Systems of North-Eastern India: A Special Reference to Brahmaputra.- 6. Flood Hazard of the Brahmaputra River in Assam: Current Mitigation Approaches, Challenges and Sustainable Solution Options.- 7. Integrated Simulation of Surfacewater-Groundwater (SW-GW) Interactions Using SWAT-MODFLOW (Case study: Shiraz Basin, Iran).- 8. Effect of Changing Climate on the Water Resources of Upper Jhelum Basin (UJB), India.- 9. Geogenic and Anthropogenic Impacts on the Water Quality of Cauvery River.- 10. Fluvio-dynamics and Groundwater System in the Narmada River Basin, India.- 11. Groundwater Resources in Punjab and Bist-Doab Area: An Appraisal and Overview.- 12. Environmental Flow Impacts on Water Quality of Peninsular River System: Tunga-Bhadra River, India.- 13. Relationships First: Introducing Phenomenological Research Methodology in Hydrosocial Scholarship.- 14. Socio-hydrology: A Holistic Approach to Water-Human Nexus in Large Riverine Islands of India, Bangladesh and Vietnam.- 15. Interlinking of Indian Rivers: Floated Myths, Flouted Realities.- 16. Dynamics of Transboundary River Conflicts vis-à-vis Nature Based Negotiated Approach (NBNA) Solution: Case Study River Teesta.- 17. A Deep Ecological Exploration of Indian River Systems: Review of Its Cultural Landscape and Triveni Sangam Case.- 18. Evolution of Water Management Practices in India.- 19. Implications of Geodynamics on Extinction of Vedic River Sarasvati.- 20. Evaluating Groundwater Sources and Dynamics along the Paleochannel Network of Northwest India Using Isotope Tracers.- 21. Delineation of Two Ancient Rivers (Chandrabhaga in Konark and Saradha in Puri, Odisha): A Multi-disciplinary Approach.- 22. Changing River Courses in Bengal (1780 to 2020).- 23. Investigating the Evolution of Architectural Elements and Patterns of New-urbanism along Ganga: A Case of Varanasi.- Index.