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980374
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b734744
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Iyer, Ramaswamy R.
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Towards water wisdom : : limits, justice, harmony /\ Ramaswamy R. Iyer.
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| Publication Statement
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Los Angeles [Calif.] :: SAGE Publications,, ©2007.
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1 online resource (270 pages)
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8178299720
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: 9788178299723
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-262) and index.
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| Contents
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Water crisis : the mainstream view -- The water scene in India -- Water governance -- The question of politicisation -- Re-examining past thinking -- The question of demand -- Crisis or crises? -- Crisis of understanding -- Apotheosis of fallacy : ILR project -- Supply-side conundrum -- Indus treaty : a re-examination -- Differences over Baglihar -- The Cauvery dispute : continuing impasse -- The Punjab imbroglio -- River-water disputes : some reflections -- Narmada: abandoning the displaced -- Profit versus life -- Privatization, markets -- Legal inadequacies and perplexities -- Policies : 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.
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| Abstract
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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.
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Water resources development-- Economic aspects-- India.
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Water resources development-- Government policy-- India.
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Water resources development-- Political aspects-- India.
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Water rights-- India.
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Water-supply-- Government policy-- India.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Real Estate-- General.
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Water resources development-- Economic aspects.
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Water resources development-- Government policy.
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Water resources development-- Political aspects.
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Water rights.
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Water-supply-- Government policy.
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India.
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| Dewey Classification
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333.9100954
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HD1698.I4I937 2007eb
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