Towards water wisdom
Subtitle: limits, justice, harmony
By: Ramaswamy R. Iyer.
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New Delhi; Thousand Oaks
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780761935858
Subjects: Water resources development -- Political aspects -- India; Water-supply -- Government policy -- India; Water resources development -- Government policy -- India; Water rights -- India; Water resources development -- Economic aspects -- India
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Water crisis : the mainstream view; title: The water scene in India; title: Water governance; title: The question of politicisation; title: Re-examining past thinking; title: The question of demand; title: Crisis or crises?; title: Crisis of understanding; title: Apotheosis of fallacy : ILR project; title: Supply-side conundrum; title: Indus treaty : a re-examination; title: Differences over Baglihar; title: The Cauvery dispute : continuing impasse; title: The Punjab imbroglio; title: River-water disputes : some reflections; title: Narmada: abandoning the displaced; title: Profit versus life; title: Privatization, markets; title: Legal inadequacies and perplexities; title: Policies : muddled or worse?; title: Transforming the laws : a constitutional declaration on water?; title: Transforming the laws : a national water law?; title: Issues and concerns in the neighbourhood; title: Some international formulations : a critique; title: A parenthesis on a different view; title: Some glimmers of hope; title: Towards wisdom on water; title: The larger framework : new thinking for a changing world.