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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788054003321

Autore

Jagadeesan S.

Titolo

The Sardar Sarovar Project : assessing economic and social impacts / / S. Jagadeesan, M Dinesh Kumar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Delhi, India ; ; Thousand Oaks, California : , : SAGE Publications, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

93-5328-881-9

93-5150-480-8

93-5150-204-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (334 p.)

Disciplina

333.9115095475

Soggetti

Water resources development - Social aspects - India - Gujarat

Water resources development - Environmental aspects - India - Gujarat

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 - Introduction; 2 - Setting the Global Context; 3 - Social Benefits and Impacts: An Analysis of the Sardar Sarovar Project; 4 - Narmada River Basin and Sardar Sarovar Project; 5 - Sardar Sarovar Project and Improving Groundwater Regime in Overexploited Regions of Gujarat; 6 - Socioeconomic Impact of Canal Irrigation; 7 - Drinking Water Supplies from Narmada: Socioeconomic Impacts; 8 - Indirect Impacts of Irrigation and Drinking Water Supply; 9 - Environmental Externalities of the Sardar Sarovar Project

10 - The Socioeconomic Impacts on Displaced Population11 - Maximizing Future Benefits and Minimizing Negative Impacts from the Sardar Sarovar Project; 12 - Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

<p style=""text-align: justify;"">A much-needed post-facto evaluation of one of the most controversial projects in recent history-the Sardar Sarovar Project!