Groundwater economics and policy in South Asia /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dinesh Kumar, M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, [2023]
Temas:
Groundwater > Economic aspects > South Asia.
Groundwater > Government policy > South Asia.
Eau souterraine > Aspect �economique > Asie m�eridionale.
Eau souterraine > Politique gouvernementale > Asie m�eridionale.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front cover
  • Half title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of figures
  • List of tables
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgment
  • List of abbreviations
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Changing character of groundwater debate in South Asia
  • 1.2 Purpose and scope of the book
  • 1.3 Contents of the book
  • References
  • Chapter 2 South Asia's groundwater: The resource characteristics, ownership regimes, and access
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Geohydrology, dynamic groundwater resources, and variations
  • 2.2.1 India
  • 2.2.2 Pakistan
  • 2.2.3 Bangladesh
  • 2.3 Arguments that shaped public policies in groundwater and agriculture in South Asia
  • 2.4 Is access to groundwater equitable in South Asia?
  • 2.4.1 India
  • 2.4.2 Pakistan
  • 2.4.3 Bangladesh
  • 2.5 Impacts of public policies on the functioning of groundwater markets
  • 2.6 Growth of well irrigation in South Asia: will it sustain?
  • 2.7 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 3 Application of the complex concept of groundwater over-exploitation
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Assessment of groundwater over-exploitation
  • 3.2.1 Conceptual issues in defining over-exploitation
  • 3.2.2 Definitions of groundwater over-exploitation
  • 3.3 Review of existing methodologies for groundwater assessment
  • 3.3.1 GEC-1984 criteria and methodology for assessing groundwater development
  • 3.3.2 GEC-1997 criteria and methodology for assessing groundwater development
  • 3.3.3 Deficiencies of GEC-84 and GEC-97
  • 3.4 Are groundwater over-exploitation problems serious in India?
  • 3.4.1 What do water level trends really mean?
  • 3.4.2 How do we look at groundwater balance for assessing over-draft?
  • 3.4.3 How do geological settings matter?
  • 3.4.4 Integrating negative consequences of over-exploitation in assessing groundwater development
  • 3.5 Summary and conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 4 Comparing well irrigation with gravity irrigation
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Analyses, data type, and sources
  • 4.3 Future of India's irrigation: canals or wells?
  • 4.4 How far are surface irrigation systems inefficient?
  • 4.5 Is recharging groundwater using local runoff viable in the arid and semi-arid regions?
  • 4.6 Is the contribution of surface systems to India's irrigation declining?
  • 4.7 Ground water quality problems
  • 4.8 Conclusion and policy inferences
  • References
  • Chapter 5 Farm ponds and solar irrigation pumps: Economics and implications for groundwater management policy
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Maharashtra's farm ponds
  • 5.2.1 Results from a field study
  • 5.2.2 The concerns about farm pond construction
  • 5.3 Solar irrigation pumps
  • 5.3.1 The solar irrigation cooperatives of Gujarat
  • 5.3.2 Misleading numbers
  • 5.3.3 The logic behind subsidizing solar irrigation pumps
  • 5.3.4 Unreal groundwater and energy savings
  • 5.3.5 Summary
  • 5.4 Concluding remarks
  • References

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