Water Resources of India

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-0-19-809042-7
Verlag: Hurst & Co.

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 127 mm x 183 mm, Gewicht: 181 g

Reihe: Oxford India Short Introductions Series

The Oxford India Short Introductions are concise, stimulating, and accessible guides to different aspects of India. Combining authoritative analysis, new ideas, and diverse perspectives, they discuss subjects which are topical yet enduring, as also emerging areas of study and debate.

Increasing population pressure along with improved technology has led to a phenomenal expansion in groundwater extraction in the second-half of the 20th century. This, along with climate change caused by global warming, means that water utilization has outstripped its supply in many regions or is in the danger of doing so. Because of its warmer climate and high seasonal and regional concentration of rainfall, preceded and followed by long dry seasons, India's need to tap its renewable supplies
is even greater. Drawing on global and Indian literature as well as field studies, this Short Introduction provides a holistic analysis of water-related issues, identifies the shortcomings in the present water governance system, and suggests effective solutions for the way forward.

The author shows how the fuzziness of rules governing water allocation and use and their lax enforcement have induced widespread unauthorized extraction of water and encouraged its wasteful and inefficient use. He argues that in order to arrest and reverse these trends a radical change in strategy and policy is required with a shift in focus from merely supply augmentation to encouraging civil participation, water governance reforms, and incentives for efficient water use.

Zielgruppe

Students and scholars of environmental economics, Indian economy, ecology, and public policy, as well as policymakers, journalists, and general readers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vaidyanathan, A.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Wasserversorgung, Wasseraufbereitung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Energie- & Versorgungswirtschaft Wasserwirtschaft
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Wasserversorgung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. The Indian Situation
2. The Evolution of Water Control in India
3. Impact of Water Resource Development on Agriculture
4. Problems of Implementation and Management
5. Water Pricing Policies
6. Inequalities in Access to Water
7. Conflicts over Water
8. Solutions for Effective Water Management
9. Prospects for Reform
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

A. Vaidyanathan is Honorary Fellow at the Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram.