Sustainable development in India groundwater irrigation, energy use, and food production

This book explores and interrogates the food-water-energy nexus, arguably the most crucial factor in sustaining India's economic development. The book sheds light on different experiences faced in states across India, including the consequences of electricity tariff reforms and related policies...

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Main Author: Fujita, Koichi (-)
Other Authors: Fujita, Kōichi, editor (editor), Mizushima, Tsukasa, 1952- editor
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London, England : Routledge 2020.
2021.
Edition:First edition
Series:Routledge new horizons in South Asian studies.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009866288906719
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction Part I Land, Water, and Population in the Past and Future 2. Land Development and Demographic Change in Tamil Nadu from the Late Eighteenth to the Early Twentieth Century 3. From Sharing Risks to Taking Risks: System of Entitlements and its Fragmentation in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Orissa 4. Bengal Agrarian Society during late Colonial Rule: The Development of the Sundarbans 5. Sustaining Tank Irrigation in South India through Time-Tested Measures 6. Ahar: A Traditional Irrigation System in Southern Bihar Part II Regional Path Dependencies and Policy Orientations for Sustainability 7. Overview of the Food-Water-Energy Nexus in India and South Asia 8. Challenges of Growth and Sustainability: Agriculture in Indian Punjab 9. Nitrogen Cycle and Fertilizer Subsidy in India 10. Sustainability of Groundwater-Irrigated Agriculture in India: Case Studies of Punjab and Tamil Nadu 11. Farm Power Policies and Groundwater Markets: Contrasting Gujarat with West Bengal (1990-2015)