Environmental and River Health Management Vol 4

Proceeding of International Conference HYDRO 2025
Erscheinungsjahr 2027
ISBN: 978-981-9272-89-1
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering

This book provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to evaluating and managing the ecological health of riverine systems amid escalating environmental pressures and human impacts. It combines principles from hydrology, ecology, water quality science, and environmental engineering to assess river conditions and formulate sustainable management strategies. Key topics include river morphology, flow regimes, pollution impacts, land use changes, and climate variability. Emphasis is placed on the use of river health indicators—biological, chemical, and physical metrics—alongside ecological risk assessment, biomonitoring, and habitat evaluation methods. This book also explores the role of Environmental Flows (E-flows) in maintaining ecological integrity while meeting human water demands. Case studies highlight successful restoration efforts and watershed-based planning approaches. In addition to scientific methods, this book examines policy and governance frameworks such as IWRM, stakeholder engagement, and environmental regulations. It serves as a vital reference for researchers, environmental professionals, and policymakers involved in freshwater ecosystem conservation and sustainable river basin management.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barman, Bandita

Chavan, Rutuja

Swain, Ratnakar

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauingenieurwesen
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Bandita Barman is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad. She earned her Ph.D. (2018) and M.Tech. (2015) in Water Resources Engineering and Management from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, following a B.E. in Civil Engineering from Assam Engineering College in 2011. Her research interests lie in the areas of sediment transport, fluvial hydrodynamics, turbulent flow, and the modeling and simulation of fluvial processes. Her work focuses on advancing the understanding of flow-sediment interactions and the development of predictive models for riverine systems. Her expertise bridges theoretical hydraulics and applied research relevant to both environmental and engineering contexts. She has published 28 peer-reviewed research papers and is actively involved in several prestigious international technical committees.

Dr. Rutuja M. Chavan is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal, India. She holds a Ph.D. and M.Tech. in Water Resources Engineering and Management from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, and a B.E. in Civil Engineering from Sinhgad College of Engineering, Pune, Maharashtra. Her academic and research expertise lies in the areas of fluid mechanics, fluid dynamics and hydraulic machines, engineering hydrology, water resources engineering, hydraulic transients, hydropower potential assessment, and river engineering. Her work combines foundational theoretical principles with practical engineering applications, particularly in the assessment and management of water resource systems and hydropower infrastructure. She has published 27 peer-reviewed research papers and contributes actively to the scholarly community as a reviewer for reputed international journals, including Marine Geo-resources & Geotechnology, the ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, and Environmental Fluid Mechanics.

Dr. Ratnakar Swain is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, with research expertise in hydraulic and water resources engineering. He earned his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, where his doctoral work focused on developing a coupled flow and solute transport model for real-time monitoring of conservative river pollutants using remote sensing observations. He also holds an M.Tech in Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering from IIT Kharagpur and a B.Tech in Civil Engineering from IGIT Sarang, affiliated with BPUT Rourkela. His research interests lie at the intersection of hydraulics, pollutant transport modeling, and geospatial analysis. His work involves the integration of traditional hydrological models with remote sensing and real-time monitoring techniques to address pressing water quality and river system challenges.