India's waters: environment, economy, and development

"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...

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Main Author: Chaturvedi, Mahesh Chandra (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton [u.a.] CRC Press 2012
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Summary:"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."--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XXV, 381 S. graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:9781439872833

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