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Title Water, environmental security and sustainable rural development : conflict and cooperation in Central Eurasia / edited by Murat Arsel and Max Spoor
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 284 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Routledge ISS studies in rural livelihoods ; 5
Routledge ISS studies in rural livelihoods ; 5.
Contents Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Preface; Part I Introduction; 1 Follow the water; Part II Transformation of water regimes; 2 Water, war and reconstruction irrigation management in the Kunduz region, Afghanistan; 3 Political ecology of marshland restoration in Iraq; 4 Wells, water rights and sustainability: New policies and practices on Mongolia's pastoral commons; 5 'Adapting to demands': Allocation, scheduling and delivery of irrigation water in Khorezm, Uzbekistan; Part III Waterscapes of conflict and cooperation
Summary Offers a scholarly treatment of debates on the relationship between water scarcity and environmental security in Central Eurasia, using discussions of sustainable rural development as its conceptual backdrop. This volume combines empirical investigation with analysis of key concepts such as 'scarcity', 'expert knowledge', and 'efficiency'
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Water-supply -- Eurasia
Water resources development -- Eurasia
Rural development -- Eurasia
Sustainable development -- Eurasia
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
Rural development
Sustainable development
Water resources development
Water-supply
Eurasia
Form Electronic book
Author Arsel, Murat
Spoor, Max
LC no. 2009018323
ISBN 9780415461610
0415461618
9780203866467
0203866460