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Towards water wisdom :

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Towards water wisdom :

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limits, justice, harmony /

Ramaswamy R. Iyer.

Los Angeles [Calif.] :

SAGE Publications,

©2007.

1 online resource (270 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-262) and index.

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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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.

Towards water wisdom.

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Water resources development-- Economic aspects-- India.

Water resources development-- Government policy-- India.

Water resources development-- Political aspects-- India.

Water rights-- India.

Water-supply-- Government policy-- India.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Real Estate-- General.

Water resources development-- Economic aspects.

Water resources development-- Government policy.

Water resources development-- Political aspects.

Water rights.

Water-supply-- Government policy.

India.

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