Few studies of resource management have paid as much attention or intelligently surveyed the operational aspects of Water Users Associations (WUAs) as Institution, Technology and Water Control. Relying on ethnographic research methods, Narain takes an interdisciplinary approach to examine how institutions are shaped by technology. Calling attention to the internal organisational dynamics of the WUAs, the author argues that the emergence of institutions for collective action is shaped by technology and social relationships.

Few Studies Of Resource Management Have Paid As Much Attention Or Intelligently Surveyed The Operational Aspects Of Water Users Associations (Wuas) As Institution, Technology And Water Control. Relying On Ethnographic Research Methods, Narain Takes An Interdisciplinary Approach To Examine How Institutions Are Shaped By Technology. Calling Attention To The Internal Organisational Dynamics Of The Wuas, The Author Argues That The Emergence Of Institutions For Collective Action Is Shaped By Technology And Social Relationships.

This volume addresses water policy issues related to water resources research, ground water, water conservation, urban water systems, water resource planning, supply and demand interaction, principles and standards, and cost-benefit analysis, as well as general, institutional aspects of local, state, regional, and federal policies. The five contributors are scientists with expertise in water resources policy; their associations with Congress, the administration, state and local governments, private industry, and the academic community provide broad perspectives of their subject. The focus of their concerns is the Carter administration's Water Policy Initiatives submitted to Congress in June 1978.

This book explores the means of controlling water for irrigation in India and Nepal. It looks at water sources and technologies in use and institutions evolving with them, and their adaptation under new policies and agrarian change. The various field studies conducted in India and Nepal document the complexities of water control in irrigation systems, and introduce concepts for their interdisciplinary analysis. The plurality of technological and institutional choices of irrigators, engineers, and policymakers show their dynamism in meeting new water challenges.

During the 1980s the water industry made great strides in introducing advanced technology in water management. This book reflects on the achievements made during the last decade and addresses the challenges facing the industry in the 1990s.