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Water and Development: A Composite View
About this book
The book is an attempt to highlight issues related with one of emerging problems of the day. The book is the outcome of National conference entitled, "Sustainable Use of Water Resources in Context of Climate Change: 2011 which was a sponsored conference by UGC and papers presented in the conference have been edited and available in form of this book. The book is expected to be beneficial for the professors, researchers, students, policy makers and policy executors in water, environment and related sectors. The scientific observations made by the contributors form India as well as from Nepal, will help the policy makers to understand these issues at minute level. Views expressed here are of contributors not of mine, I Just provide them platform to present their work before you all with a hope that it will prove beneficial to all readers.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Acknowledgement
- Preface
- 1. Determination of Scaling Tendency and Corrosivity of Rural Drinking Water Using Langlierâs Saturation Index
- 2. Effective Water Resources Management and Agriculture Development in Upper Ganga: Yamuna Plain
- 3. Water for Agriculture, Food Security and Livelihood
- 4. Impact of Climate Change on Snow Melt Runoff: A Case Study From Langtang Basin Nepal
- 5. Impact of Climate Change on Himalayan Wetlands: Adaptation and ManagementâA Case Study of Khajjiar Wetland, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh
- 6. Scramble for Water in Himalayas: A Case Study of Water Looting in Ravi Basin in Himachal Himalayas
- 7. Remedial Measure of Tapi River Flood at Surat City: A Study
- 8. Impacts of Land Use and Climate Change Scenarios on the Water Flux: A Case Study of Sal River Watershed, Chamba, H.P.
- 9. Direct Negative Impacts of Micro-Hydel Projects on Poor Farmers: A Farmersâ Perspective
- 10. Allahrakhi: A Case Study of Community Managed Canal Irrigation System
- 11. Climate Change and Water Resources: Issues and Options
- 12. Sustainable Development in Context of Climate Change
- 13. Community Management of Groundwater: Basis for Piots
- 14. Industrialization and Environment: A Sociological Analysis of ACC Barmana Cement Factory
- 15. Climate Change and its Impact on Seasonal Streams Flowing in the Natural Forest Areas of Central India
- 16. Water Management Strategies for 21st Century
- 17. Worldâs Largest Canal based Drinking Water Project
- 18. Bringing Relevance to Agriculture in Hills in the Face of Emerging Natural and Human Challenges
- 19. Design Principles for CommunityâBased Natural Resource Management: A Case of Community Managed Canal Irrigation System
- 20. Generation of Hydroelectricity: A Case Study of Himachal Pradesh
- 21. Hydro-electric Power Generation in India: An Analysis
- Index