River basin planning

Houghton-Carr, Helen; Rickards, Nathan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7303-6739; Thomas, Thomas; Horan, Robyn; Kaelin, Alexandra. 2021 River basin planning. In: Sarkar, Sunita; Dixon, Harry ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7415-063X, (eds.) Emerging science for sustainable water resource management: a guide for water professionals and practitioners in India. Wallingford, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, 76-87.

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Chapter 8. The impact of climate change and human intervention on water resources is exemplified by India, where changes in climate are compounded by rapid urbanisation, growing population and their associated water demands, and unsustainable resource exploitation. In addition, many of India’s major rivers are impounded along their course for diverse purposes. Evaluations of existing and future water resource are essential for sustainable development and management, and large-scale hydrological models that incorporate anthropogenic influences can be critical for such assessments. Outputs from these models can inform water planners, managers and policy-makers of the potential scale of water deficits or surpluses, and identify specific areas of concern. This chapter discusses these models and why they are important, and presents an example application of one model in the Narmada river basin in India.

Item Type:	Publication - Book Section
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Water Resources (Science Area 2017-)
ISBN:	9781906698768
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Freely available via Official URL link.
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment Hydrology
Date made live:	29 Dec 2021 14:00 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/531643

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