Intro
Foreword
Preface
About The Book
Brief Description
Key Features
Contents
About the Editors
Contributors
Part I: Habitat and Environmental Issues of Human Concerns
Chapter 1: Habitat, Ecology and Ekistics: An Overview
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Population and Resources
1.3 Human and Environment
1.4 Environment Management
References
Chapter 2: Contemporary Environmental Issues
The Indian Perspective
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Major Environmental Concerns in India
2.2.1 Environmental Pollution: Air, Noise and Water

2.2.1.1 Air and Noise Pollution
2.2.1.2 Water Pollution
Surface Water Pollution
Groundwater Pollution
2.2.2 Climate Change
2.2.3 Sea Level Rise
2.2.4 Waste Management and Circular Economy
2.3 Deforestation and Loss of Bio-diversity
2.4 Disaster: Natural and Man-Made
2.4.1 Natural
2.4.2 Man-Made
2.4.3 Disaster Preparedness
2.5 Land Degradation, Desertification and Soil Contamination
2.6 Loss of Wetland
2.7 Socio-economic Issues
2.7.1 Overpopulation and Depletion of Natural Resources
2.7.2 Urban Sprawl
2.7.3 Low per Capita Income in India

2.7.4 Public Health in India
2.8 Environmental Policy and Legislation
2.8.1 The National Environment Policy
2.8.2 Environmental Legislation
2.9 Existing Gaps in Present Practices
2.10 Role of Green Energy
2.11 Good Practices from Other Countries
2.12 New Opportunities
2.13 Conclusion
References
Chapter 3: Rainfall Insight in Bangladesh and India: Climate Change and Environmental Perspective
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Description of the Study Area
3.3 Database and Methodology
3.3.1 Autocorrelation Function (ACF)
3.3.2 Precipitation Concentration Index

3.3.3 Rainfall Seasonality Index (RSI)
3.3.4 Innovative Trend Analysis
3.3.5 Mann-Kendall Test
3.3.6 Modified Mann-Kendall Test
3.3.7 Sen's Slope Estimator
3.4 Results and Discussion
3.4.1 Concentration and Seasonality Pattern of Rainfall
3.4.2 Seasonal Rainfall Trend
3.4.2.1 Pre-monsoon Rainfall Trend
3.4.2.2 Monsoon Rainfall Trend
3.4.2.3 Post-monsoon Rainfall Trend
3.4.2.4 Winter Rainfall Trend
3.4.3 Annual Rainfall Trend
3.5 Impact of Rainfall Trend on Trans-boundary Water Resources
3.6 Conclusions
References

Chapter 4: Habitat Linkages for Asian Elephants in Central Indian Landscape
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Mahilong-Kalimati and Chandil-Matha Corridors
4.3 Hurdles to Corridor Conservation
4.4 Database and Methodology
4.5 Land Use and Land Cover Changes and Extent of Fragmentation in the Landscape
4.6 Human-Elephant Conflict Cases in the Corridor Region
4.7 Conclusion
References
Chapter 5: Environmental Pollution and Municipal Solid Waste Management in India
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Methodology
5.3 Municipal Solid Waste Management in India