Politics of Water Conservation Delivering Development in Rural Rajasthan, India /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Gupta, Saurabh (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2016.
• Θέματα: Environment.; Environmental management.; Sustainable development.; Anthropology.; Human geography.; Sustainable Development.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.; Human Geography.

This book examines the politics of rural development with special reference to watershed development interventions in the desert province of Rajasthan in India. Watershed development (and rainwater harvesting) is one of the most significant rural development interventions in rainfed areas of India s...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Understanding the Politics of Watershed Development
• Rajasthan: The Land of Rajas (Kings) and Droughts
• National Goals, International Agenda and Local Needs
• Development Specialists and Grassroots Workers
• ‘Village Republics’ and People’s Movement
• Notes on the Politics of Rural Development in Rajasthan.