Water and the Quest for Sustainable Development in the Ganges Valley (Global Development and the Environment)

Bys: Graham P. Chapman and Michael Thompson

The Ganges basin is home to 10% of the human race - 500 million people - and the environmental problems are enormous. Many of the region's problems such as deforestation, soil erosion, pollution and droughts, are directly related to the role of water in the economy and environment. This text examines the complexity of this region's dependence on water.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0720121914
• ISBN13: 9780720121919
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Thomson Learning
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.0" x 6.5"