Groundwater Economics and Policy in South Asia

Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-0-443-14011-2
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 500 g

Groundwater Economics and Policy in South Asia is a reference guide focusing on groundwater management and groundwater economics in South Asia. The author compares the regional variations across South Asia and the public policies that shaped the groundwater sector and presents the most up-to-date information on groundwater management using practical case-studies and empirical data. With the inclusion of strong methodological solutions for sustainable groundwater management, scholars in the fields of geohydrology, agricultural sciences, water resource economics, and professionals in water science and policy will get access to the latest policies and methods used in groundwater research in South Asia.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kumar, M. Dinesh

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Abfallwirtschaft, Abfallentsorgung
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Abfallbeseitigung, Abfallentsorgung
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Wasserversorgung, Wasseraufbereitung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables

List of Figures

List of Abbreviations

Acknowledgments

Preface

1. Introduction

2. South Asia's Groundwater: The Resource Characteristics, Ownership Regimes and Access

3. Application of Complex Concept of Groundwater Over-exploitation

4. Comparing Well Irrigation and Gravity Irrigation

5. Farm Ponds and Solar Irrigation Pumps: Economics and Implications for Groundwater Management Policy

6. Large Reservoirs for Improving Groundwater Sustainability in Over-exploited Regions

7. Addressing Groundwater Management Issues in Semi-Arid Hard Rock Regions

8. Institutions and Policies for Sustainable Groundwater Management in Alluvial Areas of South Asia

9. Regulating Groundwater Use through Economic Incentives

10. Market Instruments and Institutions for Managing Groundwater in South Asia

11. Managing Groundwater in under-developed Regions: Policy Lessons from South Asia

Über Autor(innen)

Kumar, M. Dinesh
Dr Dinesh Kumar is the Executive Director of the Institute for Resource Analysis and Policy in Hyderabad, an Indian think-tank on water management founded by him in 2008. He holds a degree in Civil Engineering (focus on water resources management) and a Ph. D in Water Management. He works on water, agriculture, and energy related issues in India and internationally, heading several research and consultancy projects and training assignments of the organization. He is the author of nearly 300 research publications, including nine academic books, nine edited volumes, and several international, peer-reviewed journal articles. He is on the editorial board of four prestigious international journals, Viz., Water Policy, International Journal of Water Resources Development, PLOS Water journal and Frontiers in Water. In a career spanning 30 years, Kumar has visited 21 countries, for conferences and official work.