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1 online resource (270 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-262) and index. |
| Contents |
Legal Inadequacies and PerplexitiesPolicies: Muddled or Worse?; Transforming the Laws: A Constitutional Declaration on Water?; Transforming the Laws: A National Water Law?; Issues and Concerns in the Neighbourhood; Some International Formulations: A Critique; A Parenthesis on a Different View; Some Glimmers of Hope; Towards Wisdom on Water; The Larger Framework: New Thinking for a Changing World; Epilogue; Appendix; References and Selec. |
| Summary |
Towards Water Wisdom makes a fervent plea for an urgent and radical transformation. of our thinking on water. The author redefines the projected water crisis as one. of mismanagement rather than scarcity, and calls for a more equitable, harmonious. and sustainable management of the resource. Water-related conflicts are also discussed, including the Indus Treaty, the. differences over Baglihar, the Cauvery and Ravi-Beas disputes, and rehabilitation. problems in the Narmada Valley. The author questions the idea of property rights. in water and argues that the fundamental or human right to water. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Water resources development -- Political aspects -- India.
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Water resources development -- Political aspects. |
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India. |
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Water resources development. |
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Water-supply -- Government policy -- India.
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Water-supply -- Government policy. |
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Water-supply. |
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Water resources development -- Government policy -- India.
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Water resources development -- Government policy. |
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Water rights -- India.
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Water rights. |
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Water resources development -- Economic aspects -- India.
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Water resources development -- Economic aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Iyer, Ramaswamy R. Towards water wisdom. Los Angeles [Calif.] : SAGE Publications, ©2007 9780761935858 0761935851 (DLC) 2007024042 (OCoLC)144331017 |
| ISBN |
9788178299723 (electronic book) |
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8178299720 (electronic book) |
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