Water Resources and Development by Clive Agnew

Water Resources and Development by Clive Agnew

Water Resources and Development explores water management strategies through scientific, social and political perspectives, and uses case studies to exemplify four key development challenges: economic growth, poverty reduction, competition and conflict over water, and adaptation to climate change

"In this meticulous volume Agnew and Woodhouse..review water scarcity issues and analyze the links between water resources and development in wealthy societies and developing countries."—B. F. Hope, California State University, Chico, Recommended Review, CHOICE

Clive Agnew is a Professor of Physical Geography at the School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester, UK. He is a physical geographer working on problems of environmental degradation and water management and has worked on the management of water scarcity across Africa and the Middle East. Over the last ten years he has been Head of Geography and Head of the School of Environment and Development at the University of Manchester. Philip Woodhouse is Senior Lecturer in Environment and Rural Development, Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester, UK. He is trained as an agricultural scientist and has worked for more than thirty years on land and water management in developing countries. His recent research has focused on the interaction between political, economic and technological factors in changing land and water use, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.

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ISBN 13	9780415451390
ISBN 10	0415451396
Title	Water Resources and Development
Author	Clive Agnew
Series	Routledge Perspectives On Development
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2010-11-01
Number of pages	346
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