Politics and Policies for Water Resources Management in India

ISBN-13: 9780367312787 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 152 str.

M. Dinesh Kumar

Opis

This comprehensive volume explores the interface between politics and policy making in the water management sector of India. It was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of Water Resources Development.

Spis treści

1. Water management in India: the multiplicity of views and solutions M. Dinesh Kumar 2. Water resources development in India Chandrakant D. Thatte 3. India’s water management debate: is the ‘civil society’ making it everlasting? M. Dinesh Kumar and Chetan M. Pandit 4. Proposing a solution to India’s water crisis: ‘paradigm shift’ or pushing outdated concepts? M. Dinesh Kumar 5. Water transfer from irrigation tanks for urban use: can payment for ecosystem services produce efficient outcomes? L. Venkatachalam and Kulbhushan Balooni 6. The negative impact of subsidies on the adoption of drip irrigation in India: evidence from Madhya Pradesh R. P. S. Malik, Mark Giordano, and M. S. Rathore 7. Managing water-related risks in the West Bengal Sundarbans: policy alternatives and institutions Ernesto Sánchez-Triana, Leonard Ortolano, and Tapas Paul 8. Techno-institutional models for managing water quality in rural areas: case studies from Andhra Pradesh, India V. Ratna Reddy 9. Financial performance of India’s irrigation sector: a historical analysis A. Narayanamoorthy 10. Solarizing groundwater irrigation in India: a growing debate Nitin Bassi

O autorze

M. Dinesh Kumar is Executive Director at the Institute for Resource Analysis and Policy, in India. He is a leading water resources expert with 28 years of experience undertaking research, action research, consultancy and training in the field of water, agriculture and energy. He has authored six books and five edited volumes on water resources, agriculture and energy, as well as over 170 research articles and papers.