Overview
- Makes a comprehensive analysis of water pollution from macro and micro economic perspectives of India
- Estimates the water pollution content in foreign trade and nation’s Green GDP
- Evaluates the impact of abatement policies on different segments of the Indian economy and offers a useful guide for policy makers, researchers and world bodies to devise action and pursue further research
Part of the book series: Global Issues in Water Policy (GLOB, volume 10)
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About this book
India has been traditionally well-endowed with large freshwater reserves, but increasing population, urbanization and agricultural growth in recent decades are causing overexploitation of surface and groundwater. As consumption of water grows, wastewater increases significantly and in the absence of proper measures for treatment and management, is polluting existing freshwater reserves. As a result, water pollution has emerged as one of the nation’s gravest environmental threats.
This book draws a link between water pollution generated by different industries and the various economic activities of the Indian economy using the Input-output framework. It constructs a detailed water pollution coefficient matrix involving different types of water pollutants. The book estimates the total amount of water pollution generated directly and indirectly in different sectors and activities, and also calculates the water pollution content in India’s foreign trade sector. It also accounts for defensive expenditure from water pollution and estimates Green GDP for the extent and scope of environmental challenges. Analysis of the result indicates the variation in the pollution content of different economic activities. Finally, the book offers a portfolio of policies and assesses the implications of such policies on pollution generation in India.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Water Pollution and Abatement Policy in India
Book Subtitle: A Study from an Economic Perspective
Authors: Debesh Chakraborty, Kakali Mukhopadhyay
Series Title: Global Issues in Water Policy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8929-5
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8928-8Published: 28 July 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0342-8Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-8929-5Published: 07 July 2014
Series ISSN: 2211-0631
Series E-ISSN: 2211-0658
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 259
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations
Topics: Environmental Economics, Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution, Methodology of the Social Sciences, Development Economics, Industrial Pollution Prevention, Sustainable Development
Industry Sectors: Engineering, Finance, Business & Banking