Water Quality Policy and Management in Asia

The book provides comprehensive coverage of the complexities, constraints and challenges associated with managing water quality in Asia. The immense related problems can only be resolved with concurrent political will, public demand, functional institutional and legal frameworks, as well as availability of technological know-how and investment funds.

Foreword 1. Editorial 2. Water Quality: Assessment of the Current Situation in Asia 3. Economic Incentives Can Enhance Policy Efforts to Improve Water Quality in Asia 4. Exploring the Boundaries of Water Quality Management in Asia 5. Emerging Contaminants and the Implications for Drinking Water 6. An Overview of Policies Impacting Water Quality and Governance in India 7. Water Quality Management in China 8. An Integrated Management Approach for Water Quality and Quantity: Case Studies in North China 9. Institutional Capacity on Water Pollution Control of the Pearl River in Guangzhou, China 10. Soil Erosion Control and Sediment Load Reduction in the Loess Plateau: Policy Perspectives 11. Managing Urban Rivers and Water Quality in Malaysia for Sustainable Water Resources 12. Improving Groundwater Quality Management for the Sustainable Utilization of the Bangkok Aquifer System 13. Nutrient Balance Assessment in the Mekong Basin: Nitrogen and Phosphorus Dynamics in a Catchment Scale