Water development and poverty reduction / edited by I.H. Olcay Ünver, Rajiv K. Gupta, and Aysegül Kibaroǧlu.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ünver, İ. H. Olcay.

Gupta, Rajiv K.

Kibaroğlu, Ayșegül.

Series:

Natural resource management and policy ; 25.

Natural resource management and policy ; 25

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water resources development--Economic aspects--Asia--Case studies.

Water resources development.

Water resources development--Economic aspects--Developing countries--Case studies.

Water-supply, Agricultural--Economic aspects--Asia.

Water-supply, Agricultural.

Water-supply, Rural--Economic aspects--Asia.

Water-supply, Rural.

Municipal water supply--Economic aspects--Asia.

Municipal water supply.

Water transfer--Economic aspects--Asia.

Water transfer.

Poverty--Asia.

Poverty.

Water transfer--Economic aspects.

Municipal water supply--Economic aspects.

Water-supply, Rural--Economic aspects.

Water-supply, Agricultural--Economic aspects.

Water resources development--Economic aspects.

Asia.

Developing countries.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

vii, 323 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Kluwer Academic, [2003]

Contents:

Part I Conceptual and Methodological Issues

Chapter 1 A Participatory Framework for Poverty Eradication and Environmental Sustainability: The Case of Water Management / Fikret Adaman, Yahya M. Madra 11

Chapter 2 Access to Water as a Dimension of Poverty: The Need to Develop a Water Poverty Index as a Tool for Poverty Reduction / Caroline Sullivan, Jeremy Meigh 31

Chapter 3 Impact Assessment as Viable Instrument for Poverty Reduction: Post-Hoc Review on Societal Impacts of Two Power Generation Projects / Mikiyasu Nakayama, Ryo Fujikura 53

Chapter 4 The Role of Scientific Uncertainty in Undermining Water Development for Poverty Reduction / Ryan Hill, Yemi Katerere, Tabeth Matiza-Chiuta 73

Part II Institutional Frameworks for Management of Water and Poverty Reduction

Chapter 5 Elements of an Institutional Framework for the Management of Water for Poverty Reduction in Developing Countries / Henning Bjornlund, Jennifer McKay 87

Chapter 6 A Proposal for International Virtual Water Trading Council: Building Institutional Frameworks at International Level to Reduce Poverty / Jennifer McKay 111

Part III Participatory Water Management and Privatization of Urban Water Use for Poverty Reduction

Chapter 7 Poor Farmers' Inclusion in Participatory Irrigation Management in Large-scale Canal Systems in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, India / Barbara van Koppen, R. Parthasarathy, Constantina Safiliou 129

Chapter 8 Necessity of Rationalization of Water Pricing with Participatory Irrigation Management in India as a Step For Poverty Reduction / Mahendra Purohit 153

Chapter 9 Commercialization and Privatization of Urban Water and Sewerage Services in Turkey: Poverty Reduction View / Nilgun Gorer 175

Part IV Case Studies on Water Resources Development and Poverty Reduction

Chapter 10 Dams and Water Development for Poverty Reduction and Regional Development: Issues and Options for Gujarat State / Rajiv K. Gupta 199

Chapter 11 A New Perspective on Water Development and Poverty Reduction in Southeastern Anatolia, Turkey / I. H. Olcay Unver, Rajiv K. Gupta 231

Chapter 12 Household Water (In)Security in Jordan: Water for Poor Households / Maria Iskandarani 261

Chapter 13 Gender and Economic Benefits from Domestic Water Supply in Semi-Arid Areas: A Case Study in Banaskantha District, Gujarat, Western-India / Joep Verhagen, Mary Miller, Neeta Patel, Reema Nanavaty 279

Chapter 14 Evaluating the Role of Water Resources Development in Poverty Reduction: A Case Study from Jordan / Odeh Al-Jayyousi 295.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

140207431X

OCLC:

51818611