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WATER RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

CHALLENGES OF 21ST CENTURY

Year: 2003

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xxvi + 468 pp

About the Book

This volume covers the whole gamut of issues related to sustainable development of water resources impinging on socio-economic, institutional and environmental aspects that would face the humanity in coming decades. It also focuses on issues relating to overall approach and perspective; technological options with particular reference to the prevailing controversy on large or small dams; appropriate institutional intra-national conflicts in the water sector; environmental and organisational aspects; farmers participation in irrigation management; water related natural disasters like flood and socio-economic aspects. Facts, ideas and recommendations contained in this collection of articles would contribute to a better understanding of the complex issues of development and management of water resources. This may also help create a climate for their faster augmentation and better utilisation.
The papers contributed by noted professionals from several displines in this volume would be useful to students, research scholars, policy planner, administrators, consultants as well as the general pubic since water is everybody's business.


About Author

Prof. Kamta Prasad is Chaiman, Institute for Resource Management and Economic Development, Delhi and Vice President, India Water Partnership. A former president of Indian economic association. He has held several distinguished positions in the Government of India as chairman, Agricultural Prices Commission and Minimum Wages Advisory Board and Member, National Flood Commission, Council for advancement of Rural Technology, Committee for Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare, Advisory Council, NABARD etc.


Contents

Preface, Introduction, Overall Perspectives and vision, Technological Options, Risk Management, Institutional and Management Aspects, Institutional framework for conflict resolution in the water sector, Socio-economic and environmental aspects, Annexure, Index, Contributors.


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