BRICS Countries: Sustainable Water Resource Management and Pollution Control

This book provides a detailed study and assessment of water resources management andpollution control in different BRICS countries. The regions involved areBrazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. This book gives importantinsight into how future sustainability depends on the development of effectivewater governance mechanisms at the level of countries. According to theregional characteristics from different aspects it cuts into the waterenvironment problems and studies in different ways, which is multifaceted andtargeted. Using case studies that include environmentally integrated basinexperiments (eibex) of Brazil, groundwater overflow zone of India, semi-aridriver basin of South Africa and so on, this volume provides criticalinformation for researchers and policymakers.

Dr. Yiping Li, former vice dean of College of Environment, Hohai University, is adirector of International Cooperation Division and director of Hong Kong, Macaoand Taiwan Office. He is currently responsible for managing research incomprehensive water environment management, integration of plant network andmathematical model of water environment. Dr. Yiping Li is also a guestprofessor at North Carolina University at Chapel Hill (UNC), a visitingprofessor at Alabama University and Windsor University, a key project host ofthe National Natural Science Foundation. He has published more than 80 papersin many peer-reviewed journals as the main author or co-author, coveringenvironmental field. He has also authored a number of books and book chapters.He has won four National or Provincial Science and Technology Award.