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1 International Association for Hydraulic Engineering and Research (IAHR). Aisa and Pacific Division (APD). 2000. Sustainable water resources management: issues and future challenges. Proceedings of the 12th Congress of the Asia and Pacific Division of the International Association for Hydraulic Engineering and Research, Bangkok, Thailand, 13-16 November 2000. Volume II - Coastal engineering and hydraulic structures. Bangkok, Thailand: Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). Regional Environmental Management Center (REMC). pp.375-816.
Water resource management ; Engineering ; Simulation models ; Rivers ; Estuaries ; Tidal marshes ; Natural disasters ; Forecasting ; Mangroves ; Hydraulics ; Reservoirs ; Sedimentation ; Ecosystems ; Water quality ; Measurements ; Salt water intrusion ; Velocity ; Environmental effects ; Remote sensing ; Satellite surveys ; Regression analysis ; Open channels ; Flow ; Hydroelectric schemes ; Dams ; Flood control ; Discharges ; Flood plains ; Weirs ; Gates / Bangladesh / Japan / Java / India / Thailand / Singapore / China / Bay of Bengal / Meghana River / Ohmura Bay / Nagara River / Tolo Harbour / Madura Island / Misawa Coast / Chilika Lake / Abukuma River / Ariake Sea / Sabo Dam / Beijing / Miyun County / Kra Sieo Dam
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 INT Record No: H027700)
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2 Narayanan, N. C.; Venot, Jean-Philippe. 2009. Drivers of change in fragile environments: challenges to governance in Indian wetlands. Natural Resources Forum, 33:320-333.
Natural resources management ; Governance ; Bureaucracy ; Wetlands ; Lakes ; Fishermen ; Environmental degradation ; Conflict ; Economic aspects ; Political aspects ; Case studies / India / Chilika Lake / Kolleru Lake / Vembanad Lake
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042546)
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In densely populated coastal wetlands with rich biodiversity, multiple, but generally competing, economic activities are common. This paper adopts a polycentric perspective to the study of wetlands management in India to assess the scope for sustainable and equitable use of these remarkable and threatened ecosystems. The analytical framework proves to be useful and highlights that the intertwined processes of environmental and social changes result from, and shape, governance patterns. The three wetlands studied share commonalities in their trajectories: high population pressure, the enclosure of the commons and subsequent capitalization of resources and social marginalization, conflicting interests and intense local politics, a disconnect between global conservation discourses and local concerns, weak institutional arrangements, and global economic forces. The intense politics of access, control and use of natural resources challenge the implementation of a true polycentric regime in the Indian context due to a tendency to bureaucratization and a lack of participation, and existing limits to democratic citizenship. Creating a democratic space where multiple voices can be considered in the decision-making process remains a challenge. The paper concludes that inclusion of power and politics in the study of governance of natural resources should be of prime concern for researchers and decision makers.
3 Narayanan, N. C. 2010. Conflicts and governance: perspectives on an eastern and western coastal wetland in India. In Hoanh, Chu Thai; Szuster, B. W.; Kam, S. P.; Ismail, A. M; Noble, Andrew D. (Eds.). Tropical deltas and coastal zones: food production, communities and environment at the land-water interface. Wallingford, UK: CABI; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Penang, Malaysia: WorldFish Center; Los Banos, Philippines: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI); Bangkok, Thailand: FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific; Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF). pp.293-306.
Wetlands ; Lagoons ; Lakes ; Coastal area ; Natural resources ; Governance / India / Chilika Lake / Vembanad Lake
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 639 G000 HOA Record No: H043065)
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