752
Views
21
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Special Section: Ecosystem Services through Rooftop Runoff Management

Ecosystem services from rainwater harvesting in India

, &
Pages 561-573 | Received 10 May 2014, Accepted 17 Apr 2015, Published online: 19 Jun 2015

References

  • Ackerman, K., 2011. The potential for urban agriculture in New York City. New York: Urban Design Lab, The Earth Institute, Columbia University  Retrieved from: http://www.urbandesignlab.columbia.edu/sitefiles/file/urban_agriculture_nyc.pdf [Accessed 1 May 2014].
  • Barthel, S., Folke, C., and Colding, J., 2010. Social-ecological memory in urban gardens - Retaining the capacity for management of ecosystem services. Global Environmental Change, 20 (2), 255–265.
  • Bolund, P. and Hunhammer, S., 1999. Ecosystem services in urban areas. Ecological Economics, 29, 293–301.
  • Briscoe, J. and Malik, R., 2006. India's Water Economy, Bracing for a Turbulent Future. The World Bank. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
  • Brown, A. and Matlock, M., 2011. A Review of Water Scarcity Indices and Methodologies. The Sustainability Consortium, White Paper, 106, 19.
  • Buecheler, S. and Mekala, G., 2005. Local Responses to Water Resources Degradation in India: Groundwater Farmer Innovations and the Reversal of Knowledge Flows. The Journal of Environment and Development, 14 (410), 410–438.
  • Census of India, 2001. Household Size, Retrieved from Ministry of Home Affairs http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_data_finder/H_Series/Household_Size.htm [Accessed 18 July 2013].
  • Costanza, R., d'Arge, R., De Groot, R., Farber, S., Grasso, M., Hannon, B., Limburg, K., Naeem, S., O'Neill, R., Paruelo, J., Raskin, R., Sutton, P., and van den Belt, M., 1997. The value of the world's ecosystem services and natural capital. Nature, 387 (15), 253–260.
  • Dasgupta, P., 2004. Valuing Health Damages from Water Pollution in Urban Delhi, India: A Health Production Function Approach. Environment and Development Economics, 9 (1), 83–106.
  • Falkenmark, M. and Widstrand, C., 1992. Population and Water Resources: A Delicate Balance. Washington, DC: Population Reference Bureau.
  • Fewkes, A., 1999. Modelling the performance of rainwater collection systems: towards a generalised approach. Urban Water, 1 (4), 323–333.
  • Global Administrative Areas. 2012. GADM database of Global Administrative Areas, Retrieved from http://www.gadm.org/ [Accessed 1 May 2014].
  • Government of India, 2011. Cities having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011. New Delhi: Ministry of Home Affairs.
  • Grover, A., 2010. Prospects of Using Rainwater as a Local Resource. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, 2010, 525–534.
  • Jency, S., 2009. Quenching Chennai's Insatiable Thirst: A study of the City's Water Demands and Solutions. Proceedings of the International Water Conference, 1, 435–439.
  • Jones, M. and Hunt, W., 2010. Performance of Rainwater Harvesting Systems in the Southeastern United States. Resources, Conservation, and Recycling, 54, 623–629.
  • Kinkade-Levario, H., 2007. Design for Water: Rainwater Harvesting, Stormwater Catchment, and Alternate Water Reuse. Gabriola Island, BC: New Society Publishers.
  • Kumar, M.D., Ghosh, S., Patel, A., Singh, O.P., and Ravindranath, R., 2006. Rainwater harvesting in India: some critical issues for basin planning and research. Land Use and Water Resources Research, 6, 1–17.
  • Kumar, R., Singh, R.D., and Sharma, K.D., 2005. Water resources of India. Current Science, 89 (5), 794–811.
  • Lee, J.G. and Heaney, J.P., 2003. Urban imperviousness and its impact on storm water systems. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 129 (5), 419–426.
  • Mapsof, 2012. India Climatic Zone Map, Retrieved from http://mapsof.net/map/india-climatic-zone-map#.UieBw2R27ez [Accessed 4 September 2013].
  • Nandgaonkar, S., 2005. Great bathing ghat- Thirstiest of all, city tops water chart. The Telegraph, Retrieved from http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050331/asp/frontpage/story_4556150.asp [Accessed 5 September 2013].
  • NASA, 2013. TRMM_3B42 Product Information, Retrieved from Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center http://mirador.gsfc.nasa.gov/collections/TRMM_3B42__007.shtml [Accessed 10 July 2013].
  • NSSO (National Sample Survey Organization), 2007. Retrieved from http://mospi.nic.in/mospi_nsso_rept_pubn.htm [Accessed 8 May 2014].
  • Numbeo, 2014. Cost of Living, Retrieved from http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living [Accessed 13 October 2014].
  • Panu, U. and Rebneris, R., 1997. Sizing of Optimal Storage for Rainwater Harvesting Towards Irrigation of Residential Landscape. The 1997 Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering. Part 3(of 7), Sherbrooke, Can, 05/27–30/97.
  • Pataki, D.E., Carreiro, M.M., Cherrier, J., Grulke, N.E., Jennings, V., Pincetl, S., Pouyat, R.V., Whitlow, T.H., and Zipperer, W., 2011. Coupling biogeochemical cycles in urban environments: ecosystem services, green solutions, and misconceptions. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 9 (1), 27–36.
  • Petrucci, G., Deroubaix, J.F., De Gouvello, B., Deutsch, J.C., Bompard, P., and Tassin, B., 2012. Rainwater Harvesting to Control Stormwater Runoff in Suburban Areas. An Experimental Case-Study. Urban Water Journal, 9 (1), 45–55.
  • Rao, B.B., Sandeep, V.M., Rao, V.U.M., and Venkateswarlu, B., 2012. Potential Evapotranspiration estimation for Indian conditions: Improving accuracy through calibration coefficients. Tech. Bull. No 1/2012. All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Agrometeorology. Hyderabad: Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture.
  • Rainwaterharvesting, 2014. Technology: How Much Will it Cost to Catch Rain?, Retrieved from http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/urban/Costs.htm [Accessed 13 October 2014].
  • Rodell, M., Veligogna, I., and Farmiglietti, J., 2009. Satellite-Based Estimates of Groundwater Depletion in India. Nature, 460, 999–1003.
  • Sakthivadivel, R., 2007. The Groundwater Recharge. The Agricultural Groundwater Revolution. Chennai: CAB International, 209.
  • Schiller, E. and Latham, G., 1987. A Comparison of Commonly Used Hydrologic Design Methods for Rainwater Collectors. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 3 (3), 165–170.
  • Shah, A. and Patnaik, I., 2007. India's Experience with Capital Flows: The Elusive Quest for a Sustainable Current Account Deficit. In: Sebastian Edwards, ed. Capital controls and capital flows in emerging economies: Policies, practices and consequences. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 609–644.
  • Singh, O. and Turkiya, S., 2013. A survey of household domestic water consumption patterns in rural semi-arid village, India. GeoJournal, 78 (5), 777–790.
  • Smith, M., Allen, R.G., Monteith, J.L., Pereira, L., and Segeren, A., 1991. Report of the expert consultation on procedures for revision of FAO guidelines for prediction of crop water requirements. Rome, Italy: UN-FAO.
  • Srinivasan, V., Gorelick, S.M., and Goulder, L., 2010. Sustainable urban water supply in south India: Desalination, efficiency improvement, or rainwater harvesting? Water Resources Research, 46 (10). https://doi.org/http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2009WR008698/.
  • Steffen, J., Jensen, M., Pomeroy, C.A., and Burian, S.J., 2013. Water Supply and Stormwater Management Benefits of Residential Rainwater Harvesting in U.S. Cities. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 49 (4), 810–824.
  • Stout, D.T., 2013. Determining Water Supply Benefits of Residential Rainwater Harvesting in India Using Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Data. Salt Lake City: USpace Institutional Repository.
  • Suresh, T.S., 2001. An urban water scenario: A case study of the Bangalore metropolis, Karnataka, India. Wallingford, UK: IAHS Press, 97–106.
  • The Encyclopedia of Earth, 2012. Water profile of India, Retrieved from http://www.eoearth.org/article/Water_profile_of_India [Accessed 13 August 2013].
  • Tratalos, J., Fuller, R.A., Warren, P.H., Davies, R.G., and Gaston, K.G., 2007. Urban form, biodiversity potential and ecosystem services. Landscape and Urban Planning, 83 (4), 308–317.
  • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 2006. Human Development Report 2006 - Beyond Scarcity: Power, poverty, and the global water crisis. New York: United Nations Development Programme.
  • UNICEF, 2010. Goal: Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger, Retrieved from http://www.unicef.org/mdg/poverty.html.
  • Walsh, T.C., Pomeroy, C.A., and Burian, S.J., 2014. Hydrologic modeling analysis of a passive, residential rainwater harvesting program in an urbanized, semi-arid watershed. Journal of Hydrology, 508, 240–253.
  • World Bank, 2006. India Inclusive Growth and Service delivery: Building on India's Success (Development Policy Review). World Bank. Washington, DC: World Bank.
  • World Bank, 2010. Deep Wells and Prudence: Towards Pragmatic Action for Addressing Groundwater Overexploitation in India, World Bank. Washington, DC: World Bank.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.