India's waters. Advances in development and management /
"This book examines the critical planning for better development and management of water resources, illustrated with respect to the world's largest water system. The text addresses important issues including availability and distribution of water, environmental factors, and water sharing....
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, Fla. :
CRC Press,
2011.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "This book examines the critical planning for better development and management of water resources, illustrated with respect to the world's largest water system. The text addresses important issues including availability and distribution of water, environmental factors, and water sharing. It also provides insights into the supply-demand context (hydrological, social, political, and engineering) related to water resources. In addition to describing current policies and technologies, the author proposes new concepts in the development and management of water as well as novel technologies"-- "One of the world's largest infrastructures for management of water has been developed in India. This is particularly important for countries of the South and East Asia, in view of their climatic-hydrologic characteristics"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 222 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781439874677 1439874670 1439874662 9781439874660 1138114839 9781138114838 |