Water as a focus for regional development

edited by Asit K. Biswas, Olcay Ünver, and Cecilia Tortajada
Publisher: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2004.
ISBN: 0195657942   ISBN13: 9780195657944   LCC: HD1691  

Summary:

Contributed articles; study conducted by Third World Centre for Water
Management and Nippon Foundation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Water and regional development -- 2. Asian experiences in water
and regional development -- 3. Water resources, impoverishment, and
regional imbalances: some reflections from the state of Gujarat,
India -- 4. Water development potential within a basin-wide approach:
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) issues -- 5. Water and regional
development in the Yellow River basin -- 6. Current situation and
future prospects of water and river management in Japan -- 7.
Participative water-based regional development in the South-eastern
Anatolia project (GAP): a pioneering model -- 8. South-eastern
Anatolia project: impacts of the Atatürk Dam -- 9. Evolution of water
management institutions in select Southern African international
river basins -- 10. Water resources development in California -- 11.
Contribution of water resources development to regional development:
case studies from Latin America -- 12. Salto Grande: a binational dam
on the Uruguay River.

Classification:

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LCC Number: HD1691

Book Details:

Language: eng
Physical Description: xvii, 378 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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