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Water policy science and politics : an Indian perspective /
'Water Policy Science and Politics' presents the importance of politics and science working together in policymaking in the water sector. Many countries around the developed and developing world, including India, are experiencing major water scarcity problems that will undoubtedly increase...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Elsevier,
[2018]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Water Policy Science and Politics: An Indian Perspective; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgment; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Context; 1.2 India�a#x80;#x99; Water Policy: Growing Debate; 1.3 Ineffective National and State Water Policies; 1.4 Conceptual Framework for Analysing Policy Making in the Water Sector; 1.5 Understanding Policy Making Process in Water and Related Fields in India; 1.5.1 Civil Society Views on Water; 1.5.2 Increasing Influence of Civil Society; 1.5.3 The Academic-Bureaucrat-Politician Nexus.
- 1.5.4 Spreading of Falsehood?1.5.5 Role of Social Sciences in Water Management; 1.6 The Contents of this Volume; References; Chapter 2: Assessing the Importance of Water Infrastructure and Institutions for Water Security; 2.1 The Debate; 2.2 The Evidence; 2.3 The Research Studies; 2.4 Water and Inclusive Growth; 2.4.1 How Water Security Impacts Growth?; 2.4.2 Linkage Between Human Development and Water Security; 2.4.3 Impact of Water Security on Income Inequality and Poverty; 2.4.4 Importance of Storage Development for Economic Growth in Arid Tropical Countries.
- 2.5 Impact of Storage Development on Malnutrition and Child Mortality2.6 The Findings; 2.7 The Last Word; References; Chapter 3: Why India Needs Large Water Resource Projects Involving Interbasin Water Transfers; 3.1 India�a#x80;#x99;s Water Crisis and the Debate on Interlinking of Rivers; 3.2 Why Interlinking of Rivers is Important for India; 3.3 The Drivers of Future Water Demand; 3.4 The Food Security Challenge of Land-Water-Food Security Nexus in India; 3.5 Alternatives to River Linking; 3.6 The Social Cost of Not Doing Inter-Basin Water Transfers; 3.7 Conclusions; References; Further Reading.
- Chapter 4: Recent Droughts in India: Nature�a#x80;#x99;s Fury or Poor Statecraft?4.1 Managing Natural Resources During Crisis; 4.2 Changing Political Economic Landscape of India; 4.3 Social Cost of Populist Measures; 4.4 How the �a#x80;#x9C;Academics-Bureaucracy-Politician Nexus�a#x80;#x9D; Works?; 4.5 Using Media Power for Manufacturing Public Opinion in Favor of Water Reforms; 4.6 Conclusions; Appendix; References; Further Reading; Chapter 5: A Critique of Mihir Shah Committee (2016) Report on Water Reforms in India; 5.1 Reforming India�a#x80;#x99;s Water Sector; 5.2 Mihir Shah Committee Recommendations.
- 5.3 A Moratorium on Large Dams and a �a#x80;#x9C;Paradigm Shift�a#x80;#x9D;5.4 False Premise, Faulty Diagnosis; 5.5 How Far Are Public Irrigation Systems Inefficient?; 5.6 Is India�a#x80;#x99;s Existing Irrigation Potential Under-Utilized?; 5.7 What Can Water User Associations Achieve?; 5.8 Is Canal Irrigated Area in India Declining?; 5.9 Is �a#x80;#x9C;Aquifer Mapping�a#x80;#x9D; a Panacea for Groundwater Over-Exploitation?; 5.10 Utopian Idea of River Rejuvenation; 5.11 Capacity Building; 5.12 21st Century Institutional Architecture?; 5.13 Conclusions; References; Further Reading.