商品描述
This book comprehensively explores the critical water quality and safety challenges faced by the Global South. It offers actionable solutions for improving access to clean and safe water. An interdisciplinary approach bridges the gap between environmental science, public health, engineering, and policy to address pressing issues like waterborne diseases, pollution, climate change, and inadequate infrastructure. The main topics covered include the root causes of water contamination, such as industrial pollution, agricultural runoff, urbanization, and their devastating health and socio-economic impacts. The book also delves into innovative, low-cost technologies, community-driven solutions, and effective policy interventions designed to tackle these issues in resource-limited regions. It highlights region-specific challenges and successful strategies by featuring case studies from Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, providing readers with practical insights and tools to replicate or adapt these solutions. This book is especially relevant as climate change, rapid urbanization, and economic disparities continue to exacerbate water-related challenges in the Global South. Millions of people face daily struggles to access clean drinking water, leading to public health crises and impeding sustainable development. By aligning its content with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, the book underscores the importance of global collaboration and innovation to achieve equitable access to safe water. Designed for graduate students, researchers, policymakers, NGOs, and water management professionals, this book offers a vital resource to inspire practical action and foster informed decision-making. Its unique blend of real-world examples, emerging technologies, and multidisciplinary perspectives makes it an essential guide for anyone committed to addressing water safety issues and promoting sustainability in the Global South.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
本書全面探討全球南方面臨的水質與安全挑戰。它提供可行的解決方案，以改善獲得乾淨和安全水源的途徑。透過跨學科的方法，將環境科學、公共衛生、工程和政策之間的鴻溝連結起來，以應對水傳播疾病、污染、氣候變遷和基礎設施不足等緊迫問題。主要涵蓋的主題包括水污染的根本原因，如工業污染、農業徑流、城市化及其對健康和社會經濟的破壞性影響。本書還深入探討創新、低成本的技術、社區驅動的解決方案以及旨在解決資源有限地區這些問題的有效政策干預。它通過展示來自撒哈拉以南非洲、拉丁美洲、南亞和東南亞的案例研究，突顯特定地區的挑戰和成功策略，為讀者提供實用的見解和工具，以複製或調整這些解決方案。隨著氣候變遷、快速城市化和經濟差距持續加劇全球南方的水相關挑戰，本書尤其具有相關性。數百萬人每天面臨獲取乾淨飲用水的困難，導致公共衛生危機並妨礙可持續發展。通過將內容與聯合國可持續發展目標（SDG）6：清潔水和衛生對齊，本書強調全球合作和創新的重要性，以實現公平獲得安全水源的目標。本書專為研究生、研究人員、政策制定者、非政府組織和水資源管理專業人士設計，提供了一個重要的資源，以激發實際行動並促進知情決策。其獨特的現實案例、前沿技術和多學科視角的結合，使其成為任何致力於解決水安全問題和促進全球南方可持續發展的人的必備指南。
作者簡介
Dr. Matthew Chidozie Ogwu is an interdisciplinary environmental scientist and Assistant Professor of Sustainable Development at Appalachian State University, USA. He holds a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from Seoul National University, South Korea, and degrees in Plant Biology and Biotechnology from the University of Benin, Nigeria. Dr. Ogwu's expertise spans integrated ecology, environmental health, and sustainability science, focusing on One Health and EcoHealth frameworks. His research includes natural resource management, microbiome applications in health and agriculture, environmental monitoring, and food waste valorization. An award-winning mentor and educator, Dr. Ogwu has published widely, including journal articles, book chapters, and edited volumes with Springer, Wiley, Taylor and Francis, and Elsevier. He is committed to participatory and decolonial approaches in environmental and human health governance, working with communities in the Global South and the United States to advance sustainability and foster the next generation of environmental leaders. His works continue to advance convergence research approaches integrating One Health and EcoHealth perspectives to address complex sustainability and health challenges globally. Dr. Sylvester Izah is a distinguished faculty member at Bayelsa Medical University in Yenagoa, Nigeria. Dr. Izah holds dual Ph.D. in Public Health, and Applied Microbiology and Environmental Health, an M.Sc. in Applied Microbiology, and a B.Sc. in Biological Sciences from Niger Delta University, Nigeria. In addition to his teaching role, he holds the position of Assistant Director of Academic Planning, Research, and Innovations at the university. Dr. Izah is a licensed environmental health specialist in Nigeria. His expertise spans various disciplines, including the assessment and management of air, soil, and water quality, as well as toxicology, hygiene, sanitation, food science, waste management, biodiversity, and sustainability. Dr. Izah's academic prowess is highlighted by an impressive research and publication portfolio, which includes more than 300 peer-reviewed publications. His work extends to the publication of edited books with renowned publishers such as Springer and Elsevier, contributions to book chapters in publications by Elsevier, Springer, and Taylor and Francis, as well as numerous journal articles.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
馬修·奇多齊·奧古（Dr. Matthew Chidozie Ogwu）是美國阿巴拉契亞州立大學（Appalachian State University）的一位跨學科環境科學家及可持續發展助理教授。他擁有韓國首爾國立大學（Seoul National University）生物科學博士學位，以及尼日利亞貝尼大學（University of Benin）的植物生物學和生物技術學位。奧古博士的專業領域涵蓋綜合生態學、環境健康和可持續科學，專注於「一健康」（One Health）和生態健康（EcoHealth）框架。他的研究包括自然資源管理、微生物組在健康和農業中的應用、環境監測和食物浪費增值。作為一位獲獎的導師和教育者，奧古博士的出版作品廣泛，包括期刊文章、書籍章節以及與Springer、Wiley、Taylor and Francis和Elsevier合作的編輯書籍。他致力於在環境和人類健康治理中採用參與式和去殖民化的方法，與全球南方和美國的社區合作，推進可持續發展並培養下一代環境領袖。他的研究持續推進融合「一健康」和生態健康視角的研究方法，以應對全球複雜的可持續性和健康挑戰。
西爾維斯特·伊扎博士（Dr. Sylvester Izah）是尼日利亞耶納戈亞的貝葉薩醫科大學（Bayelsa Medical University）的一位傑出教職員。伊扎博士擁有公共健康及應用微生物學和環境健康的雙博士學位，應用微生物學碩士學位，以及尼日爾三角洲大學（Niger Delta University）生物科學學士學位。除了教學角色外，他還擔任該大學學術規劃、研究和創新助理主任。伊扎博士是尼日利亞的持牌環境健康專家。他的專業涵蓋多個學科，包括空氣、土壤和水質的評估與管理，以及毒理學、衛生、環境衛生、食品科學、廢物管理、生物多樣性和可持續性。伊扎博士的學術成就以其令人印象深刻的研究和出版作品集為標誌，該作品集包括300多篇經過同行評審的出版物。他的工作還包括與知名出版商如Springer和Elsevier合作出版編輯書籍，為Elsevier、Springer和Taylor and Francis的出版物撰寫書籍章節，以及發表多篇期刊文章。
