| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 415 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Introduction to Ganga -- Introduction to Our National River Ganga via cmaps / Rashmi Sanghi and Nitin Kaushal -- Ganga -- Our Endangered Heritage / Subhajyoti Das -- Rich Biodiversity of Ganga Basin -- Distribution of Major Floral and Faunal Diversity in the Mountain and Upper Gangetic Plains Zone of the Ganga: Diatoms, Macroinvertebrates and Fish / Prakash Nautiyal, Jyoti Verma and Asheesh Shivam Mishra -- Indicator Species (Gharial and Dolphin) of Riverine Ecosystem: An Exploratory of River Ganga / Sandeep Kumar Behera, Hari Singh and Viveksheel Sagar -- Sundarban Mangroves: Impact of Water Management in the Ganga River Basin / Malavika Chauhan and Brij Gopal -- Ganga Water Quality and Flows -- Nature's Cure of the Ganga: The Ganga-Jal / Devendra Swaroop Bhargava and Devendra Swaroop Bhargava -- Water Quality Challenges in Ganga Basin, India / Ramesh Chandra Trivedi and Ramesh Chandra Trivedi -- Issues and Challenges of River Ganga / B.D. Tripathi and Smriti Tripathi -- Environmental Flows for River Ganga / Nitin Kaushal -- Some Vital Challenges Being Faced by Ganga in Changing Times -- Snow Melt Runoff Status in Part of Ganga Basin / Praveen K. Thakur -- River Bank Erosion Hazard Study of River Ganga, Upstream of Farakka Barrage Using Remote Sensing and GIS / Praveen K. Thakur -- The Developments, Policies and Assessments of Hydropower in the Ganga River Basin / Kelly D. Alley -- 3Ps (Population, Poverty and Pollution) and the Pious Poor Ganga / Niraj Kumar -- Livelihood and Tourism -- Living Out of Ganga : A Traditional Yet Imperiled Livelihood on Bamboo Post Harvest Processing and Emerging Problems of Ganga / Dipankar Ghorai and Himadri Sekhar Sen -- E-Flows Related Livelihood in the Ganga River: A Case Study of Tourism / Murali Prasad Panta |
| Summary |
There is a plethora of information available on the river Ganga in the form of books, blogs, articles, websites, videos. Unfortunately, most of the information about this famous river is in a scattered form and reproduced from unverified sources. This contributed volume is the first multi-author volume publication on this subject. The River Ganga includes a vast array of topics written by several authors of distinction. Topics include; hydrology, tributaries, water uses, and environmental features such as river water quality, aquatic and terrestrial flora/fauna, natural resources, ecological characteristics, sensitive environmental components and more. Part I gives a basic introduction of the Ganga river. The existing data and available information from various sources has been compiled in a pictorial fashion in the form of cmaps. Its cultural importance with changing times is also discussed. Part II looks at the rich biodiversity of the Ganga Basin. It gives a detailed description of the major floral and faunal biodiversity with special emphasis on the national aquatic animal dolphin and Sunderbans, the largest mangrove wetland in the world. Part III examines The Ganga Water as it flows. It focuses on the water quality as well as its associated challenges. Part IV looks at the complexities of issues confronting the river Ganga in changing times be it snowmelt runoff, river bank erosion hazards and hydropower assessments; how the factors of population, poverty and pollution contribute to the fate of the river. Part IV touches on economic aspects derived from the river such as business opportunities and tourism |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 18, 2013) |
| Subject |
Water -- Pollution -- Environmental aspects -- Ganges River (India and Bangladesh)
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Stream ecology -- Ganges River (India and Bangladesh)
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Freshwater biodiversity -- Ganges River (India and Bangladesh)
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Rivers -- Law and legislation -- Ganges River (India and Bangladesh)
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Water quality -- Ganges River (India and Bangladesh)
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Sciences de la terre.
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Environnement.
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Freshwater biodiversity
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Rivers -- Law and legislation
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Stream ecology
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Water -- Pollution -- Environmental aspects
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Water quality
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| SUBJECT |
Ganges River Watershed (India and Bangladesh) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93003003
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| Subject |
Asia -- Ganges River
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Asia -- Ganges River Watershed
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sanghi, Rashmi, editor
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| ISBN |
9783319005300 |
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3319005308 |
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