: adapting to climate change and urbanization Narain, Vishal creator Narain, Vishal Anjal Prakash text New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press 2016 monographic eng

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xx, 314 pages 24cm. This volume documents and analyses the experiences of the urban periphery in three developing nations - India, Nepal, and Bangladesh - in terms of water security and access, adaptation to climate change and urban expansion. Introduction: Urbanization, Climate Change, and Peri-urban Water Security in South Asia--A Framework for Analysis -- Urban Burden on Peri-urban Areas: Shared Use of a River in a Coastal City Vulnerable to Climate Change -- Urbanization, Climate Change, and Water Security in Peri-urban Gurgaon, India -- Expanding City, Shrinking Water Resources, and the Vulnerability of Communities Living on the Edge in Hyderabad, India -- Growing Urbanization, Changing Climate, and Adaptation in Peri-urban Kathmandu: Emerging Shapes of Water and Livelihood Security -- Gendered and Caste Spaces in Household Water Use: A Case of Aliabad Village in Peri-urban Hyderabad, India -- Changing Environment, Changing Waters: An Analysis of Drinking Water Access of Vulnerable Groups in Peri-urban Sultanpur -- Local Perception of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses of Peri-urban Residents in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal -- Mapping Gains and Losses from the Mayur Ecosystem -- Conclusion: Towards Peri-urban Water Security--Implications for Adaptive Capacity, Public Policy, and Future Research and Action. / Vishal Narain Economics Economics of land & energy Water-supply -- South Asia Climate change mitigation -- South Asia Urbanization -- South Asia Climate change mitigation Water security Urbanization Water-supply 333.910 NAR 9780199464166 :International Book Distributors :Flat No 14, Prakash Apartment 5 Ansari Road Darya Ganj New Delhi 200825 20200825131834.0