| Description |
1 online resource (258 pages) |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 The Challenge to the Social Science; 2 Anthropological Contributions to the Cultural Ecology and Management of Water Resource; 3 Economics and Economists in Water Resources Development; 4 Role of Geography in Water Resources Management; 5 To ward a Political Science of Water Resources Decisions; 6 Recent Sociological Contributions to Water Resource Management and Development; 7 Reviews and Observations; 8 Recommendations from a Water Resources Planning Viewpoint; 9 Epilogue: Recommendations from a Social Science Viewpoint; Notes on Contributors |
| Summary |
Modern man is beginning, painfully, to learn that he can continue to enjoy basic resources like water only through careful planning and control. This book indicates what social scientists have contributed in the past and seeks to encourage their future participation in this critical area. The study first describes the background of water use planning and defines the specific problems of control. Then five social scientists, representing the fields of anthropology, economics, geography, political science, and sociology, review the contributions their disciplines have made and discuss the problem |
| Notes |
"A publication of the Center for Developmental Change and the Kentucky Water Resources Institute, University of Kentucky." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Water resources development.
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Social sciences -- Research.
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water resources development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Social sciences -- Research
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Water resources development
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Watervoorziening.
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Waterhuishouding.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780813163444 |
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0813163447 |
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