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Author Dinesh Kumar, M., author

Title Thirsty cities : how Indian cities can meet their water needs / M. Dinesh Kumar
Published New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Contents LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; PREFACE ; LIST OF ABBREVIATIO ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Why Is Sustainable Urban Water Management Critical for Survival of Cities? ; 3. The Challenge of Sustainable Urban Water Management i Developing Economies ; 4. Deriving a Town-level WATSAN Vulnerability Index for Urban Areas ; 5. Physical Choices for Water Supply Management in Urban Areas ; 6. Technological Choices for Reducing Water Demand in Different Urban Landscapes ; 7. Economic Instruments for Water Demand Management in Urban Area ; 8. Capacity Building for Sustainable Urban Water Management: Institutional Reforms ; 9. Organizational Strengthening for Urban Water Management ; 10. Institutional Arrangements for Urban Water Management ; 11. Improving Urban Water Governance ; 12. Policies and Legal Framework for Sustainable Urban Wate Management ; 13. Summary of Findings and Conclusions ; REFERENCES ; INDEX
Summary This text presents all the aspects relevant to sustainable management of water in urban areas along with suggesting a number of solutions from rainwater harvesting to community participation and public-private-partnerships. This book presents an Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM) framework for India
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 28, 2014)
Subject Municipal water supply -- India
Water resources development -- India.
Municipal water supply
Water resources development
Business & Economics.
Agricultural Economics.
Großstadt
Trinkwasserversorgung
Stadtentwicklung
Nachhaltigkeit
India
Indien
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2014362267
ISBN 9780199084517
0199084513
Other Titles How Indian cities can meet their water needs