Water CommunitiesRajib Shaw, Danai Thaitakoo Water is the key to human civilization. Most of the ancient civilization had its roots to river basins, where people-water interaction was the key aspect. Due to innovations of knowledge and technology and modernization of lifestyles, the human-water direct contact has become less significant. People have become more dependent to the system, and consequently, the closeness to water is gradually diminishing. It is however, a challenge on how to learn from the basic principles of water human interaction and apply those lessons to the current context of urban and rural settings. This book will provide a few analytical case studies on different aspects of water communities, which is defined as the human-water interaction process. |
Contents
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Chapter 2 Communitybased water management practices in Japan | 15 |
waterscape urbanism in the Chao Phraya river delta and implications to climate change adaptation | 35 |
Chapter 4 Tripod scheme for flood disaster prevention and technical transfer | 51 |
Chapter 5 Amplifying the community voices for greater access to drinking water in Bangladesh | 69 |
Chapter 6 Building civil organization networks in Shingashi river basin toward sustainable water environment | 93 |
Chapter 7 Progress of research on cascade irrigation systems in the dry zones of Sri Lanka | 109 |
examples of water governance and community participation in India | 139 |
Experiences of Horikawa River in Nagoya | 169 |
Water cellar for community | 183 |
Chapter 11 From the water community to policy perspectives of sustainable ecodevelopment in Kampong Bahru Malaysia | 197 |
Fusing research on urban headwater transformations in Northern Thailand and Metropolitan Baltimore | 225 |
Chapter 13 The water community case of ChouShui River in Taiwan | 241 |
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activities adaptation agricultural approach Bangkok Bangladesh canals cascade system catchment area CCCDP Changhua Changhua County Chao Phraya River chapter Chou-Shui River Chulalongkorn University civil organizations climate change collective constructed cultural drinking water dry zone ecological ecosystem environmental flood fighting flow groundwater Horikawa river human improvement India indigenous knowledge infrastructure irrigation system issues Japan Kampong Baharu Klang River Kuala Lumpur Kyoto University land landscape LGIs liquid perception livelihood living Ma-eliya Maha Ministry of Economic Omi-Hachiman paddy Pani Panchayat participatory people’s Ponnilawa poor and women problems rainfall region residents resilience rice river administrator river management role sanitation Shingashi River Basin Siluo small tanks social capital Sri Lanka SRKN stakeholders stream structure sustainable Taiwan tank cascade system Thailand traditional Upazila urban water cellar water communities water management water quality Water Resources Agency water security water supply water system watershed Wewa Yunlin County zone of Sri