Water Conflicts in India - A Million Revolts in the Making

Informationen zum Autor K. J. Joy is Director, Society for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management (SOPPECOM), an NGO based in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Suhas Paranjape is also at SOPPECOM, Pune, India. Biksham Gujja is Policy Advisor of the Living Water Program at WWF-International, Gland, Switzerland, and Special Project Scientist at ICRISAT, Hyderabad, India. Vinod Goud is with the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research, Hyderabad, and is Project Coordinator, WWF-ICRISAT Dialogue Project. Shruti Vispute is also at SOPPECOM, Pune, India. Klappentext One of its kind in India, this book brings together an impressive sixty-three case studies - summarized status of the conflicts, the issues involved and their current position - and gives us a glimpse into 'the million revolts' that are brewing around water. Zusammenfassung One of its kind in India, this book brings together an impressive sixty-three case studies – summarized status of the conflicts, the issues involved and their current position – and gives us a glimpse into ‘the million revolts’ that are brewing around water. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword A. Vaidyanathan Introduction: 'A Million Revolts in the Making: Understanding Water Conflicts in India' Part 1: Contending Water Uses: A Review Part 2: Equity, Aceess and Allocations: A Review Part 3: Water Quality Conflicts: A Review Part 4: Mining Riparian Health: A Review Part 5: Micro-Level Water Conflicts: A Review Part 6: Dams and Displacement: A Review Part 7: Transboundary Water Conflicts: A Review Part 8: Privatisation: A Review. About the Contributors

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• Authors: K.j. Gujja Joy
• Assisted by: Vinod Goud (Editor), Goud Vinod (Editor), Biksham Gujja (Editor), Gujja Biksham (Editor), K.J. Joy (Editor), Suhas Paranjape (Editor), Paranjape Suhas (Editor), Shruti Vispute (Editor), Vispute Shruti (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.09.2007
• EAN: 9780415424110
• ISBN: 978-0-415-42411-0
• No. of pages: 476
• Dimensions: 191 mm x 248 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; NATURE / Natural Resources, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Water Supply, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, India, Environmental Economics, Environmental Management, Water supply & treatment, Water industries, Water supply and treatment