Smart Technologies for Sustainable Development Goals Clean Water and Sanitation

Preface

1. Introduction to SDG 6: The Quest for Clean Water and Sanitation

2. The Thirst for Governance: Challenges in Water and Sanitation Reforms

3. Decentralized Water Systems and Community-Based Solutions

4. Smart Sensors (AI) for Efficient Water Resource Management

5. Smart Water Management Systems (SWMS): Revolutionizing Water Systems with AI and Analytics

6. IoT and Sensor-Based Water Quality Monitoring System

7. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Water Resource Management

8. Decentralized Blockchain-Enabled Smart Contracts for Transparent Water Distribution and Sanitation Service Auditing in Rural Communities

9. Digital Transformation of Water Management: Data Analytics, AI, and Smart Infrastructure

10. Remote Sensing and GIS for Water Mapping

11. Solar-Powered Water Purification System for Rural Communities

12. Mobile and Cloud-Based Applications for Water Governance

13. Solar-Powered Water Pumping System: A Sustainable Solution for Rural Water Accessibility

14. Smart Irrigation System for Sustainable Agriculture

15. Application of a Sensor-Based Hydrometric System and an Empirical–Stochastic Integrative Model for Water Quality Monitoring

16. Gray Water Treatment System for Home Garden and Irrigation

17. AquaSentinel-XR: A Cognitive, Federated AI Framework for Real-Time, Ethical Smart Water Governance

18. A Cognitive Digital Twin Framework for Resilient Water Infrastructure under Climate Change

19. The Intelligent Drop: Challenges and Ethical Implementation of Smart Water Technologies in the Pursuit of SDG 6 and Global Water Security

20. Water for the Future or a Future for Water? SDG 6, Smart Water Technologies, and Sustainable Use

Index

Biography

A. Jose Anand is a Professor at the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, KCG College of Technology, Chennai, India. He has one year of industrial experience and over 25 years of teaching experience. He has presented several papers in prominent conferences, and has published several articles in reputed journal, and also published books in professional & engineering subjects. He is a member of Institution of Engineers, Computer Society of India, Institution of Engineering and Technology, Indian Society for Technical Education, etc. His current research interests include Wireless Sensor Networks, Embedded systems, IoT, Machine Learning and Image Processing, etc.

Saravanan Krishnan is an Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering in College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University, Chennai, India. He is also Deputy Director for Centre for University-Industry Collaboration (CUIC), Anna University, Chennai. He has a Masters in Software Engineering and PhD in Computer Science and Engineering. His research interests include Cloud Computing, Blockchain, Software Engineering, IoT, Smart cities. He has published papers in a number of conferences and reputed journals. He has also written 30 book chapters and edited 17 books with major publishers. He has been a consultant to municipal corporations and Smart City schemes. He is an active researcher and academician, and a is reviewer for many reputed journals. He is Fellow of Institution of Engineers and senior member of Association of Computing Machinery, Indian Society for Technical Education, etc.