Managing Urban Rivers

Edited by:   Victor R. Shinde (Sector Coordinator for Water and Environment National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs India), Rajiv Ranjan Mishra (Director General, Organization: National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) under Ministry of JalShakti, India), Uday Bhonde (Project Coordinator for Water and Environment, National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, India), Hitesh Vaidya (Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, India)
Imprint:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 235mm,  Width: 191mm, 
Weight:   450g
ISBN:   9780323857031
ISBN 10:   0323857035
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   27 September 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Victor R. Shinde has more than 17 years of experience as a scientist and technical expert (water and environment) in nine countries in Asia and Africa. His areas of expertise include urban river management, integrated water resources management, and water security enhancement. He has led the development of several national-level tools, framework, guidelines, and advisories for managing urban rivers. Rajiv Ranjan Mishra is a former Director General of the National Mission for Clean Ganga—an ambitious flagship by the Indian government with projects worth USD 3.73 billion. In that position, he drove the strategy and agenda for the mission in the most populous basin in the world for effective abatement of pollution, conservation, and rejuvenation of the River Ganges and its tributaries. Uday Bhonde has more than 18 years of research and practical experience in urban lake management, water resilient cities, innovations in urban water and sanitation and hygiene, and urban flood resilience. He has developed several capacity building programs on sustainable urban water and sanitation management for the Ministry of Urban Development (India)and other international organizations. Hitesh Vaidya has more than 20 years of experience in the field of urban management, urban governance, and capacity building. He has been associated in the areas of urban development, urban governance, and urban infrastructure management with the UN, World Bank, and US Agency for International Development assignments. Formerly, he was the Country Representative of UN-Habitat in India.