Sustainable Development: The Power of Water to Ease Poverty and Enhance Ecology
by Govindasamy Agoramoorthy
ISBN: 9789383048731
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Imprint : DAYA
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 9995.00
Biblio : xvi+283p., figs., tabls., ind., 23 cm
Author Profile
Dr. Govindasamy Agoramoorthy Tata-Sadguru Visiting Chair, Sadguru Foundation, India and Professor Environmental Sciences, Tajen University, Taiwan.
About The Book
The Earth’s thirsty and burgeoning human population is confronted today with the reality of an unchanging freshwater supply-a disparity that grows worse each year. Global water usages have increased six fold during the last century, and policymakers and politicians have met this increasing demand by building larger dams. Can these megadams solve chronic water shortages, poverty, and future food security? Proponents have argued that bigger dams are better; they increase irrigation opportunities,
