India's waters. Environment, economy, and development / Mahesh Chandra Chaturvedi.
Material type: TextPublication details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2012.Description: xxv, 381 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781439872833
- 143987283X
- Environment, economy, and development
- 333.790954 CHA/Ind 23
- TC103 .C44 2012
- SCI026000 | TEC009020 | TEC010030
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Books | Goa University Library General Stacks | 333.790954 CHA/Ind (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 141285 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-363) and index.
"This book discusses the development of world's oldest and largest water systems in India in context of civil and environmental engineering. The author illustrates the environmental characteristics of water systems in India in terms of physical-cultural parameters. He examines factors such as development of water for life and environment, economy including irrigation, hydroelectric development, interlinking of rivers, legal framework and flood mitigation. He also covers issues regarding the development of water systems applicable to policy formulations for national water plans of countries like India, US, Spain, Israel etc."--Provided by publisher.
"Development and management is needed in view of mismatch between natural availability and demand. This is particularly important for countries of the South and East Asia, in view of their climatic-hydrologic characteristics. Water resources development has been undertaken in India from time immemorial"--Provided by publisher.
There are no comments on this title.