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Episode Synopsis
This podcast describes the Chennai Water Crisis and the impact that it has had on the people
within the city. Looking at the conflict from the perspective of climate change and faulty water
policies, the podcast discerns the primary factor for the water crisis as being environmental
causes.
Refernces
1. Bal, P. K., Ramachandran, A., Geetha, R., Bhaskaran, B., Thirumurugan, P., Indumathi,
J., & Jayanthi, N. (2016). Climate change projections for Tamil Nadu, India: deriving
high-resolution climate data by a downscaling approach using PRECIS. Theoretical and
Applied Climatology, 123(3-4), 523+. Retrieved from
https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A442890332/PPES?
u=nash87800&sid=PPES&xid=7ecdeeb4
2. Chennai water crisis: Situation dampens, protests erupt as crisis worsens (2019, Jun 20).
Free Press Journal, Retrieved from http://login.proxy.library.vanderbilt.edu/login?
url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/2243398650?accountid=14816
3. Distress looms over water-starved Chennai. (2019, May 21). Down To Earth. Retrieved
from https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A586449981/PPES?
u=nash87800&sid=PPES&xid=5e9e4d35\
4. Falcon, C. (2019, April 6). Impact of Climate Change in Chennai - Vulnerability
Assessment. Retrieved September 30, 2019, from https://spiritofchennai.com/city/impact-
climate-change-chennai/.
5. Frayer, L. (2019, July 18). The Water Crisis In Chennai, India: Who's To Blame And
How Do You Fix It? Retrieved November 10, 2019, from
https://www.wbur.org/npr/742688141/the-water-crisis-in-chennai-whos-to-blame-how-
do-you-fix-it.
6. Joerin, J., Shaw, R., & Krishnamurthy, R. R. (Eds.). (2014). Building resilient urban
communities. Retrieved from https://ebookcentral.proquest.com
7. Mishra, A. K. (2018). Quantifying the impact of global warming on precipitation patterns
in India. Meteorological Applications, 26(1), 153–160. doi: 10.1002/met.174
8. Philander, S. (2012). Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change (2nd ed.).
https://doi.org/10.4135/9781452218564
9. Roberts, J., Vanderleun, G., & Schembri, F. (2019, June 28). In Chennai Water Crisis,
Climate Change and Mismanagement to Blame. Retrieved October 7, 2019, from
https://undark.org/2019/06/28/abstracts-climate-chennai-water/.
10. Saryal, R. (2018). Climate Change Policy of India. South Asia Research, 38(1), 1–19.
doi: 10.1177/0262728017745385
11. Timperley, J. (2019, October 8). The Carbon Brief Profile: India. Retrieved November
10, 2019, from https://www.carbonbrief.org/the-carbon-brief-profile-india.
12. Wbur. (2019, August 1). Nearly 11 Million People in The Indian City of Chennai Are
Almost Out of Water. Retrieved from https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2019/08/01/india-
chennai-water-shortage-crisis-infrastructure.
Creative Commons Sources:
1. “Varanasi: busy street – pedal rickshaw” by Michael Northam
1. “Rain Rain Rain” - Identifier: RainRainRain_201708
within the city. Looking at the conflict from the perspective of climate change and faulty water
policies, the podcast discerns the primary factor for the water crisis as being environmental
causes.
Refernces
1. Bal, P. K., Ramachandran, A., Geetha, R., Bhaskaran, B., Thirumurugan, P., Indumathi,
J., & Jayanthi, N. (2016). Climate change projections for Tamil Nadu, India: deriving
high-resolution climate data by a downscaling approach using PRECIS. Theoretical and
Applied Climatology, 123(3-4), 523+. Retrieved from
https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A442890332/PPES?
u=nash87800&sid=PPES&xid=7ecdeeb4
2. Chennai water crisis: Situation dampens, protests erupt as crisis worsens (2019, Jun 20).
Free Press Journal, Retrieved from http://login.proxy.library.vanderbilt.edu/login?
url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/2243398650?accountid=14816
3. Distress looms over water-starved Chennai. (2019, May 21). Down To Earth. Retrieved
from https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A586449981/PPES?
u=nash87800&sid=PPES&xid=5e9e4d35\
4. Falcon, C. (2019, April 6). Impact of Climate Change in Chennai - Vulnerability
Assessment. Retrieved September 30, 2019, from https://spiritofchennai.com/city/impact-
climate-change-chennai/.
5. Frayer, L. (2019, July 18). The Water Crisis In Chennai, India: Who's To Blame And
How Do You Fix It? Retrieved November 10, 2019, from
https://www.wbur.org/npr/742688141/the-water-crisis-in-chennai-whos-to-blame-how-
do-you-fix-it.
6. Joerin, J., Shaw, R., & Krishnamurthy, R. R. (Eds.). (2014). Building resilient urban
communities. Retrieved from https://ebookcentral.proquest.com
7. Mishra, A. K. (2018). Quantifying the impact of global warming on precipitation patterns
in India. Meteorological Applications, 26(1), 153–160. doi: 10.1002/met.174
8. Philander, S. (2012). Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change (2nd ed.).
https://doi.org/10.4135/9781452218564
9. Roberts, J., Vanderleun, G., & Schembri, F. (2019, June 28). In Chennai Water Crisis,
Climate Change and Mismanagement to Blame. Retrieved October 7, 2019, from
https://undark.org/2019/06/28/abstracts-climate-chennai-water/.
10. Saryal, R. (2018). Climate Change Policy of India. South Asia Research, 38(1), 1–19.
doi: 10.1177/0262728017745385
11. Timperley, J. (2019, October 8). The Carbon Brief Profile: India. Retrieved November
10, 2019, from https://www.carbonbrief.org/the-carbon-brief-profile-india.
12. Wbur. (2019, August 1). Nearly 11 Million People in The Indian City of Chennai Are
Almost Out of Water. Retrieved from https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2019/08/01/india-
chennai-water-shortage-crisis-infrastructure.
Creative Commons Sources:
1. “Varanasi: busy street – pedal rickshaw” by Michael Northam
1. “Rain Rain Rain” - Identifier: RainRainRain_201708
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