Watershed development in India. 1. Biophysical and societal impacts

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 537-557

  Calder, Ian ^a   Gosain, Ashvin ^b   Rao, M S Rama Mohan ^c   Batchelor, Charles ^a   Snehalatha, M ^d   Bishop, Emma ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^c JSYS   (India)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Externalities; India; Poverty; Rainwater harvesting; Soil conservation; Watershed

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; POLICY REFORM; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RESERVOIR; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; SOIL CONSERVATION; VILLAGE; WATER PLANNING; WATERSHED;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 45749085340     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-006-9079-7     Document Type: Article

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