Groundwater Economics and Policy in South Asia is a reference guide focusing on groundwater management and groundwater economics in South Asia. The author compares the regional variations across South Asia and the public policies that shaped the groundwater sector and presents the most up-to-date information on groundwater management using practical case-studies and empirical data. With the inclusion of strong methodological solutions for sustainable groundwater management, scholars in the fields of geohydrology, agricultural sciences, water resource economics, and professionals in water science and policy will get access to the latest policies and methods used in groundwater research in South Asia.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction - p. iii 2. Chapter 2. South Asia's groundwater: The resource characteristics, ownership regimes, and access - p. iii 3. Chapter 3. Application of the complex concept of groundwater over-exploitation - p. iii 4. Chapter 4. Comparing well irrigation with gravity irrigation - p. iii 5. Chapter 5. Farm ponds and solar irrigation pumps: Economics and implications for groundwater management policy - p. iii 6. Chapter 6. Large reservoirs for improving groundwater sustainability in over-exploited regions - p. iii 7. Chapter 7. Addressing groundwater management issues in semi-arid hard rock regions - p. iii 8. Chapter 8. Institutions and policies for sustainable groundwater management in alluvial areas - p. iii 9. Chapter 9. Regulating groundwater use through economic incentives - p. iii 10. Chapter 10. Market instruments and institutions for managing groundwater - p. iii 11. Chapter 11. Managing groundwater in under-developed regions: Policy lessons - p. iii 12. Index - p. iii
Groundwater Economics and Policy in South Asia is a reference guide focusing on groundwater management and groundwater economics in South Asia. The author compares the regional variations across South Asia and the public policies that shaped the groundwater sector and presents the most up-to-date information on groundwater management using practical case-studies and empirical data. With the inclusion of strong methodological solutions for sustainable groundwater management, scholars in the fields of geohydrology, agricultural sciences, water resource economics, and professionals in water science and policy will get access to the latest policies and methods used in groundwater research in South Asia.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction - p. iii 2. Chapter 2. South Asia's groundwater: The resource characteristics, ownership regimes, and access - p. iii 3. Chapter 3. Application of the complex concept of groundwater over-exploitation - p. iii 4. Chapter 4. Comparing well irrigation with gravity irrigation - p. iii 5. Chapter 5. Farm ponds and solar irrigation pumps: Economics and implications for groundwater management policy - p. iii 6. Chapter 6. Large reservoirs for improving groundwater sustainability in over-exploited regions - p. iii 7. Chapter 7. Addressing groundwater management issues in semi-arid hard rock regions - p. iii 8. Chapter 8. Institutions and policies for sustainable groundwater management in alluvial areas - p. iii 9. Chapter 9. Regulating groundwater use through economic incentives - p. iii 10. Chapter 10. Market instruments and institutions for managing groundwater - p. iii 11. Chapter 11. Managing groundwater in under-developed regions: Policy lessons - p. iii 12. Index - p. iii
