Water Quality Policy and Management in Asia
Asias forty-eight countries have an estimated 1.757 billion urban population and 2.4 billion people in rural areas (or approximately 60 per cent of the global population). Divided into central, eastern, southern, south-eastern and western regions, the continent is also extremely heterogeneous in terms of water quality conditions. The policies and management practices vary significantly from one country to another, and even within one country, depending on specific economic, political, social, environmental, legal and institutional factors. In order to appreciate the complexities associated with water quality policy and management, it is important to acknowledge the multiplicity of interrelated and often conflicting events, issues, actors and interests, both within and outside the water sector that impact them. This complexity, alongside institutional inability for systematic and coordinated collaboration, are potent reasons as to why, in the second decade of the 21st century, formulation and implementation of efficient water quality management policies benefitting humankind and the environment have still not been achieved.
The book was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of Water Resources Development.
Cecilia Tortajada is President of the Third World Centre for Water Management, Mexico and past President of the International Water Resources Association. She is the author and editor of more than 30 books by major international publishers. Her work has been translated into Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Spanish languages.
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Contents
Kishore Mahbubani
Cecilia Tortajada
Alexandra E. V. Evans, Munir A. Hanjra, Yunlu Jiang, Manzoor Qadir & Pay Drechsel
Soumya Balasubramanya & Dennis Wichelns
James E. Nickum
John Fawell & Choon Nam Ong
S. R. Wate
Dajun Shen
Jun Xia
Yuan Yu, Dieudonn-Guy Ohandja & J. Nigel B. Bell
Zhongbao Xin, Lishan Ran & X. X. Lu
Ngai Weng Chan
Mukand S. Babel, Aldrin A. Rivas, Ashim Das Gupta & Yatsuka Kataoka
Ina Liljestrm, Matti Kummu & Olli Varis
The chapters in this book were originally published in the International Journal of Water Resources Development, volume 28, issue 2 (June 2012). When citing this material, please use the original page numbering for each article, as follows:
Foreword
Kishore Mahbubani
International Journal of Water Resources Development, volume 28, issue 2 (June 2012) pp. 187-190
Chapter 1
Editorial
Cecilia Tortajada
International Journal of Water Resources Development, volume 28, issue 2 (June 2012) pp. 191-194
Chapter 2
Water Quality: Assessment of the Current Situation in Asia
Alexandra E. V. Evans, Munir A. Hanjra, Yunlu Jiang, Manzoor Qadir & Pay Drechsel
International Journal of Water Resources Development, volume 28, issue 2 (June 2012) pp. 195-216
Chapter 3
Economic Incentives Can Enhance Policy Efforts to Improve Water Quality in Asia
Soumya Balasubramanya & Dennis Wichelns
International Journal of Water Resources Development, volume 28, issue 2 (June 2012) pp. 217-232
Chapter 4
Exploring the Boundaries of Water Quality Management in Asia
James E. Nickum
International Journal of Water Resources Development, volume 28, issue 2 (June 2012) pp. 233-246
Chapter 5
Emerging Contaminants and the Implications for Drinking Water
John Fawell & Choon Nam Ong
International Journal of Water Resources Development, volume 28, issue 2 (June 2012) pp. 247-264
Chapter 6
An Overview of Policies Impacting Water Quality and Governance in India
S. R. Wate
International Journal of Water Resources Development, volume 28, issue 2 (June 2012) pp. 265-280
Chapter 7
Water Quality Management in China
Dajun Shen
International Journal of Water Resources Development, volume 28, issue 2 (June 2012) pp. 281-298
Chapter 8
An Integrated Management Approach for Water Quality and Quantity: Case Studies in North China
Jun Xia
International Journal of Water Resources Development, volume 28, issue 2 (June 2012) pp. 299-312
Chapter 9
Institutional Capacity on Water Pollution Control of the Pearl River in Guangzhou, China
Yuan Yu, Dieudonn-Guy Ohandja & J. Nigel B. Bell
International Journal of Water Resources Development, volume 28, issue 2 (June 2012) pp. 313-324
Chapter 10
Soil Erosion Control and Sediment Load Reduction in the Loess Plateau: Policy Perspectives
Zhongbao Xin, Lishan Ran & X. X. Lu
International Journal of Water Resources Development, volume 28, issue 2 (June 2012) pp. 325-342
Chapter 11
Managing Urban Rivers and Water Quality in Malaysia for Sustainable Water Resources
Ngai Weng Chan
International Journal of Water Resources Development, volume 28, issue 2 (June 2012) pp. 343-354
Chapter 12
Improving Groundwater Quality Management for the Sustainable Utilization of the Bangkok Aquifer System
Mukand S. Babel, Aldrin A. Rivas, Ashim Das Gupta & Yatsuka Kataoka
International Journal of Water Resources Development, volume 28, issue 2 (June 2012) pp. 355-372
Chapter 13
Nutrient Balance Assessment in the Mekong Basin: Nitrogen and Phosphorus Dynamics in a Catchment Scale
Ina Liljestrm, Matti Kummu & Olli Varis
