Groundwater pricing strategies for Indian cities - a case of Kanpur

IF 1.6 3区环境科学与生态学 Q3 WATER RESOURCES

Urban Water Journal Pub Date : 2023-03-16 DOI:10.1080/1573062X.2023.2184701

Kriti Trivedi, M. Kapshe, V. M. Das, S. Bade

引用次数: 1

Abstract

ABSTRACT In the cities of the Indo-Gangetic basin, over the years, urban residents have been relying on groundwater due to its universal availability and reliability clubbed with inadequate municipal water supply. The study aims at using groundwater pricing as a tool for groundwater management in Indian cities giving due importance to the spatial dynamics of groundwater resources. It focuses on Kanpur city, where half the city depends directly on groundwater resources for meeting their requirements, making the aquifers susceptible to low yield and facing the risk of irreversible over-exploitation in the coming future. Spatial analysis using Geographical Information System (GIS) has been carried out for economic evaluation of the resource by assessing the criticality of groundwater resources. This is further incorporated into a differential pricing structure with an aim to curb over-exploitation. We have also proposed specific pricing strategies that are better suited and easily implementable in Kanpur city.

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印度城市的地下水定价策略——以坎普尔为例

在印度恒河流域的城市，多年来，由于地下水的普遍可用性和可靠性，城市居民一直依赖地下水，而市政供水不足。该研究的目的是利用地下水定价作为印度城市地下水管理的工具，对地下水资源的空间动态给予应有的重视。它的重点是坎普尔市，该市一半的城市直接依赖地下水资源来满足其需求，这使得含水层容易受到低产量的影响，并在未来面临不可逆转的过度开采风险。利用地理信息系统(GIS)进行空间分析，通过对地下水资源的临界性进行评价，对资源进行经济评价。这进一步纳入差别定价结构，目的是遏制过度开发。我们还提出了更适合和更容易在坎普尔市实施的具体定价策略。

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Urban Water Journal WATER RESOURCES-

CiteScore

4.40

自引率

11.10%

发文量

101

审稿时长

3 months

期刊介绍： Urban Water Journal provides a forum for the research and professional communities dealing with water systems in the urban environment, directly contributing to the furtherance of sustainable development. Particular emphasis is placed on the analysis of interrelationships and interactions between the individual water systems, urban water bodies and the wider environment. The Journal encourages the adoption of an integrated approach, and system''s thinking to solve the numerous problems associated with sustainable urban water management. Urban Water Journal focuses on the water-related infrastructure in the city: namely potable water supply, treatment and distribution; wastewater collection, treatment and management, and environmental return; storm drainage and urban flood management. Specific topics of interest include: network design, optimisation, management, operation and rehabilitation; novel treatment processes for water and wastewater, resource recovery, treatment plant design and optimisation as well as treatment plants as part of the integrated urban water system; demand management and water efficiency, water recycling and source control; stormwater management, urban flood risk quantification and management; monitoring, utilisation and management of urban water bodies including groundwater; water-sensitive planning and design (including analysis of interactions of the urban water cycle with city planning and green infrastructure); resilience of the urban water system, long term scenarios to manage uncertainty, system stress testing; data needs, smart metering and sensors, advanced data analytics for knowledge discovery, quantification and management of uncertainty, smart technologies for urban water systems; decision-support and informatic tools;...