Sharing Water
Irrigation and Water Management in the Hindukush-Karakoram-Himalaya
Hermann Kreutzmann(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published in September 2000
Book
Hardback
305 pages
978-0-19-579159-4 (ISBN)
Description
This interdisciplinary collection brings together the writings of experts from different countries on irrigation and water managemet in the mountainous regions of South and Central Asia. Most knowledge about water in these regions comes out of oral traditions. The case studies in this volume try to preserve some of this knowledge and present it to a wider audience.
Reviews / Votes
This valuable volume in English from European and South Asian scholars has a rich compendium of seventy maps, charts, and schematic drawings, and forty-nine excellent black and white photographs, with good contrast and detailed captions ... the generous abstracts and biographies of contributors are useful. The Journal of Asian StudiesMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
fig., num. halftones
numerous halftones and line figures
Dimensions
Height: 238 mm
Width: 180 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-579159-4 (9780195791594)
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Schweitzer Classification