Rivers and sustainable development : alternative approaches and their implications / S. Nazrul Islam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Islam, Nazrul, 1957- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rivers.

Environmental policy.

Sustainable development.

Water resources development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (489 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press 2020

Summary:

"This book presents a new conceptualization of river related policy issues, using concepts such as the Commercial and Cordon approaches to rivers and their opposite, the Ecological and Open approaches. It draws upon river related experience from across the world to substantiate and illustrate these concepts. This new conceptualization will help to connect the river policy related discussion of the experts and specialists with that of river activists and the public. This shared discussion will allow better river policy formulation. The book argues for replacing the currently dominant Commercial and Cordon approaches to rivers by the Ecological and Open approaches rivers. It shows how such a policy change can be more conducive to achieving sustainable development. Rivers are a vital component of the ecology. The earth's hydrological cycle depends on them. As the world population grows and the demand for freshwater increases, rivers are coming under more stress. Many rivers already get completely exhausted before reaching the seas. Climate change is destabilizing the rivers further. River related conflicts are spreading. The necessity for adoption of right river policies is more urgent than ever. Yet the current disconnection between the river related discussions by experts and specialists, on the one hand, and activists and policymakers, on the other, makes correct river policy formulation difficult. By helping to move the river policy discussion from the confines of experts to the public arena this book will allow formulation of more pro-people and pro-environment river policies. "-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

List of Abbreviations 1. Rivers, sustainable development, and policies 2. Commercial approach to rivers: origin and spread 3. Consequences of the Commercial approach to rivers 4. Application of the Commercial approach: a few case studies 5. Commercial approach and river-related conflicts in South Asia 6. Introduction to the Ecological approach 7. Ecological approach as part of greater environmental awareness 8. Spread of the Ecological approach across the world 9. Cordon approach to rivers: the lateral version of the Commercial approach 10. Open approach to rivers-the lateral version of the Ecological approach 11. Cordon approach in a delta 12. Open approach to rivers in a delta 13. Rivers, policies, and interests Author Index Subject Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-007904-5

0-19-007905-3

0-19-007903-7