Water, Environment, Energy and Society
International Conference
ISA Research Committee on Sociology of Environment, RC24
Agra University, India
June 28-30, 2009
Abstracts: April 30, 2009
Water is vital to all forms of life and fundamental for environmental health and management. The importance of water varies with space and time. The role of water in the environment also depends on other conditions. Forests, pastures, agriculture, and urban areas each create different types of environment. The approach for water resources development varies considerably from one type of environment to another. Many ills of water development programmes have their roots in inadequate appreciation of these differences and the employment of similar solutions for dissimilar environmental conditions.
Water management in arid regions is different from the water management in humid areas. Water is also an important source of energy. Living beings are energized when they consume water. Water falling under gravity turns the blades of turbine, which generate electrical energy. A main attraction of hydropower is based on the use of a renewable resource. Every source of energy generation has an associated environmental cost and a comparative evaluation of various sources is necessary to evolve the strategy to meet energy requirements while causing the minimum damage to the environment and society.
Although water is a renewable resource, availability of water for the society is limited. Consequently, there is a tremendous pressure on the available water resources due to increasing population and growing water consumption. In many mega-cities, people do not get an adequate amount of water to meet their daily needs and supplies are uncertain. Quality of drinking water is often poor, particularly during rainy season, leading to high incidence of water borne diseases. Also, the metropolitan cities have inadequate drainage networks which get choked frequently, resulting in water logging, disruption of traffic, and health hazards.
Owing to indiscriminate abuse, many rivers have died and many others have become sewers because municipal and industrial waste is dumped in them with little or no treatment. In the future, considerably more water will be required for domestic, irrigation, hydropower, and other uses. The need for better management of available water resources to meet the basic necessities for ever-increasing population and industrial activities and to provide hazard free water for the society has never been more important. Importantly, many developing countries are facing similar problems to varying degrees.
The Firozabad city was built by Firuz Shah Tughluq, a Tughlaq king. From the earliest it was famous for glass and bangle works, and its related small scale industry is famous throughout the world. Firozabad is located in north central India, in western Uttar Pradesh state, 40 km away from Agra and around 200 km away from Delhi, at the northern edge of the Deccan Plateau. The height above sea level is 164 meters (540 ft). The district is well connected by rail and bus routes to major cities. The nearest airport is Agra.
We invite experts, professionals, academicians, scientists, researchers, policy makers, managers, stakeholders and students to attend and participate in the various deliberations. Prospective authors are invited to contribute technical papers on the theme of the conference.
Sub-themes
- Pollution of water bodies and sanitation
- Ecological, economic, and social dimensions
- Environment and energy
- Water for Rural development
- Water and social health
- Private sector participation inwater services
- Water politics, law, and public apathy
- Economics of water resources projects
Important dates:
- Last date for submission of extended abstracts: April 30, 2009
- Intimation of acceptance of abstracts: May 15, 2009
- Last date for submission of full length papers: May 30, 2009
- Full length papers will be reviewed and the accepted papers will be
- Published in proceedings by a reputed publisher.
Format for Extended Abstracts
The abstracts should contain the title of the paper, names of all the authors and full contact details of the corresponding author. The extended be between 300-400 words, neatly typed with 1.5 lines spacing in Times New Roman (MS-WORD Font Size 12 pt.)
Abstracts submission and further inquiries:
Dr. Ugrasen Pandey, Organizing Secretary, us_pandey123@yahoo.com
