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“sreoshi singh”

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  • Informing Water Policies in South Asia

    Edited by Anjal Prakash, Chanda Gurung Goodrich, Sreoshi Singh ...
    This book analyzes water policies in South Asia from the perspective of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). It seeks to address the problems of water scarcity, conflict and pollution resulting from the gross mismanagement and over-exploitation of this finite resource. Highlighting the need for IWRM in mitigating abuse and ensuring sustainable use, it discusses issues relating to ... Read more

    $85.99 CAD

  • Water Resources Policies in South Asia

    Edited by Anjal Prakash, Sreoshi Singh, C. G. Goodrich, S. Janakarajan ...
    Falling or stagnant agricultural growth, increasing dependence on groundwater, climate variability, swift industrialization, and unplanned and unregulated urbanization in South Asia have spawned a variety of challenges for water resources governance, management and use: groundwater overdraft; insufficient, ill-managed and poor-quality freshwater supply vis-à-vis escalating demand; and water ... Read more

    $100.99 CAD

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    Infirmities and Asymmetries in Industrial Clusters

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    Small and medium enterprises (SME) have attracted increasing interest in the last few years, and industrialization is no longer seen as a linear way of development. This book analyzes how SME clusters emerge in a developing economy. Using India as a case study, it addresses one central question: If growth has largely failed to be inclusive so far, and if employing a work force in increasing ... Read more

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  • Ecology and Equity

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  • Water Security, Conflict and Cooperation in Peri-Urban South Asia

    Flows across Boundaries

    Edited by Vishal Narain, Dik Roth ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This open access book explores the implications of urbanization in South Asia for water (in-) security in the peri-urban spaces of Dhaka and Khulna in Bangladesh, Bengaluru, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Pune in India, and Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. The book looks into specifically peri-urban water security issues in a context of rapid urbanization and social-environmental changes, including ... Read more

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  • Are SDGs a Myth?

    Industrial Development and Water Pollution in India

    by Neeru Bansal, R. Parthasarathy ...
    Series series Towards Sustainable Futures
    This book discusses the continued emphasis on development gains in India’s national policies and its quest to meet sustainable development goals. It offers an analysis of the laws and infrastructure for environment protection in the country and their ineffectiveness in dealing with the water pollution which has had dire consequences on India’s ecological landscape.The book, while highlighting the ... Read more

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  • Environmental Economics in Developing Countries

    Issues and Challenges

    Edited by Achiransu Acharyya ...
    The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the vulnerabilities of socio-economic systems globally and exposed the risks that natural capital degradation imposes on human health, economy, and society. This book studies the environmental challenges faced by developing economies in a post-COVID-19 world.Exploring diverse case studies from South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, the volume discusses the impact ... Read more

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  • Resource Management, Sustainable Development and Governance

    Indian and International Perspectives

    Edited by Baleshwar Thakur, Rajiv R. Thakur, Srikumar Chattopadhyay, Rajesh K. Abhay ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book examines the relationship between natural resource management, sustainable development, and governance with case studies from India and other places covering disaster risk reduction, conflict resolution, capacity building, climate change adaptation and resilience, citizen engagement and ecological conservation. Though the studies focus mostly on cases in India, the volume discusses how ... Read more

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  • Aid, Technology and Development

    The Lessons from Nepal

    Edited by Dipak Gyawali, Michael Thompson, Marco Verweij ...
    Series series The Earthscan Science in Society Series
    Over the last 50 years, Nepal has been considered an experiential model in determining the effectiveness and success of global human development strategies, both in theory and in practice. As such, it provides a rich array of in-depth case studies in both development success and failure. This edited collection examines these in order to propose a novel perspective on how human development occurs ... Read more

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  • India's Blind Spot

    Understanding and Managing Our Cities

    by Devashish Dhar ...
    A comprehensive study on the phenomenon of Indian urbanization, and what comes with it.Indian policy has been characterised by a denial of urbanization. This has prevented us from meaningfully addressing the blizzard of policy issues that come with the phenomenon: from governance deficit to infrastructure shortfall, from effective management of land to lack of focus on growing city economies; from ... Read more

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  • Ecology, Economy

    Quest for a Socially Informed Connection

    by Felix Padel, Ajay Dandeka, Jeemol Unni ...
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  • Community Forestry in Nepal

    Adapting to a Changing World

    Edited by Richard Thwaites, Robert Fisher, Mohan Poudel ...
    Series series The Earthscan Forest Library
    Community forestry focuses on the link between forest resources and livelihoods and contributes to forest conservation and reforestation. It is widespread in Nepal, with a very high proportion of the rural population involved, and is widely recognized as one of the most successful examples of community forestry in Asia. Through a combination of literature reviews and original research, this volume ... Read more

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