Strategic assessment of groundwater resource exploitation using DPSIR framework in Guwahati city, India
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- 作者：Natasha Hazarika ; natasha.hazarika9@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Vilas Nitivattananon vilasn@ait.asia" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：DPSIR ; Groundwater ; Urban households ; Urbanization ; Water accessibility
- 刊名：Habitat International
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：February 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：51
- 期：Complete
- 页码：79-89
- 全文大小：2607 K
文摘
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The groundwater extraction in Guwahati Municipality has exceeded safe yield.
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There is uneven decline in groundwater levels in various parts of the city.
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Negative feedback effect on urban households with poor access to water.
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The city is faced with the phenomenon of ‘emergence of water poor’.
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The paper recommends the use of economic instruments to solve the problem.