Water security in India : hope, despair, and the challenges of human development /

Few people actively engaged in India''s water sector would deny that the Indian subcontinent faces serious problems in the sustainable use and management of water resources. Water resources in India have been subjected to tremendous pressures from increasing population, urbanization, indus...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Asthana, Vandana (Autor), Shukla, A. C. (Ashok Chandra), 1942- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2014.
Temas:
Water security > India.
Water-supply > Inida > Management.
Water resources development > Government policy > India.
Sécurité de l'eau > Inde.
Ressources en eau > Exploitation > Politique gouvernementale > Inde.
Political economy.
Comparative politics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Comparative.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
Water resources development > Government policy
Water security
Water-supply > Management
Vattenförekomster.
Vattenförsörjning.
Allmän ordning och säkerhet.
Ekonomisk politik.
India
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introducing the concept: Water security
  • Water resources of India
  • Agriculture and irrigation development in India
  • Industrialization, urbanization, and population growth
  • Vulnerability of climate change
  • Policy and institutional drivers
  • Privatization of water
  • Intrastate water disputes
  • Water security in India's neighborhood: Reconciling human development and national security
  • Water vision and shifts in management practices
  • Water security: Hope and despair.

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