Biodiversity And Irrigation

Fishers' nets and loggers' saws may directly impoverish local ecosystems but most biological losses have root causes far away, in long-settled urban areas and farms where diversity is seldom a concern, but where steadily rising demand for food, water, wood and other resource-and the dispersal of resulting wastes-reach far beyond the settled areas themselves.
About Author :
Dr. M. Lakshmi Narasaiah has been working as professor of Economics, and Co-ordinator, Department of Business Management, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Post-Graduate, Centre, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. He is a Post Graduate in Economics and has secure dfirst rank. He has received Ph.D., Degree from sri Kirshnadevaraya University, Anantapur, in 1987. He has worked as UGC JRF and UGC SRF.
Contents :
Preface Irrigation Management Facing the Challenge Strategies for Improvement Water Management Big-Dam Construction is on the Rise A Breakingthourgh in the Evolution of Large Dams? Population Growth and Cropland Population Growth and Grain Production Developing Countries and the WTO Agricultural Negotiations Food for the Billions Food First Biodiversity Ecosystems, Our Unknown Protectors Employment and Promoting Ecology: How a Service Culture Could Put People Back to Work Saving the Planet: Imperialism in Green Garb? Living with Diversity An Agenda for Change Forests: The Eath's Lungs Climate Change and Human Health Economics and Sustainable Development Population Growth and Climate Change Sustainable Cities Heating up Environmental Education and Communication Urbanisationa nd the Environment Fresh Water and the Environment Economics and Environment Forests Energy and Sustainability The Environment, The Economy and Public Health: An Integrated View Watershed Development Programme Population Growth and Natural Recreation Areas The Dynamics of Rural Poverty in India The Indian Economy and the Cattle Wealth Safety First Genetic Diversity and Food Security Global Warming: Worrisome Signs Can Genetically Modified Organisms Feed the World? Energy: A Fair deal for all Bibliography Index