Water Sustainability and Smart Monitoring: IOT and AI for Water Use

Title

Water Sustainability and Smart Monitoring: IOT and AI for Water Use

Creator

Muttungal, Peter V.; George, Jossy P.; Priya, Nishi; Davidson, Benny Godwin J.

Description

This chapter discusses the contributions of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) to sustainable water management. It considers how traditional water management, including reservoirs, qanats, and aqueducts, has provided important lessons in climate adaptation and sustainability, while contemporary technologies effectively address challenges of scarcity, leakage, and inefficient management. AI-supported predictive analytics, IoT-enabled smart sensors, together with precision irrigation, can support leak detection and water demand forecasting, detecting soil moisture through sensors, and water quality monitoring. The chapter also touches on trends such as blockchain capabilities, circular water systems, and the use of citizen science. It offers new opportunities to innovate, focus on global partnerships, and small-scale capabilities, to help combine ancient wisdom with innovation to promote equitable, efficient, and durable approaches to water sustainability. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2026.

Source

World Sustainability Series;Volume;Part F1465;pp.87-101

Date

01-01-2026

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

Subject

Artificial Intelligence; Internet of Things; Water management; Water sustainability

Coverage

Muttungal P.V., Department of Psychology, Christ University, Bangalore, India; George J.P., Christ University, Bangalore, India; Priya N., Department of Psychology, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Davidson B.G.J., School of Business, University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC, Canada

Rights

Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library

Relation

ISSN: 21997373;

Format

online

Language

English

Type

Book chapter

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-13412-7_6

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