Controlling the water : matching technology and institutions in irrigation management in India and Nepal

This work explores the means of controlling water for irrigation in India and Nepal. It looks at water sources and technologies in use and institutions evolving with them, and their adaptation under new policies and agrarian change. The various field studies conducted in India and Nepal document the...

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Controlling the water
Hauptverfasser:
Roth, Dik (MitwirkendeR, HerausgeberIn), Vincent, Linden (MitwirkendeR, HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Zusammenfassung:
This work explores the means of controlling water for irrigation in India and Nepal. It looks at water sources and technologies in use and institutions evolving with them, and their adaptation under new policies and agrarian change. The various field studies conducted in India and Nepal document the complexities of water control in irrigation systems, and introduce concepts for their interdisciplinary analysis.
Umfang:
1 online resource : ill.
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references.
Schlagworte:
Irrigation > Management > India.
Irrigation > Management > Nepal.
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering & Applied Sciences
Hydraulic Engineering
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