Wasting the Rain (Routledge Revivals): Rivers, People and Planning in Africa - Hardcover

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Adams, William M. Adams

 
9780415718721: Wasting the Rain (Routledge Revivals): Rivers, People and Planning in Africa
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0415718724 ISBN 13: 9780415718721
Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

First published in 1992, this title offers an experienced and constructive evaluation of the ways in which water resources have been developed in Africa. Adams argues that the best hope of productive development lies in working and engaging with local people and using local knowledge of the environment effectively. Modern, large-scale developments that have largely been ineffective are examined, and emphasis is placed on the importance of using the skills and concerns of those affected, such as small farmers, to develop ingenious water projects – an approach that can be applied worldwide. This is an interesting and relevant title, which will be of particular value to those with an interest in the developments in water resource conservation over the past two decades.

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Adams, William M. Adams

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415718724
ISBN 13 
9780415718721
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
264

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9780816622702: Wasting the Rain: Rivers, People, and Planning in Africa

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ISBN 10:  0816622701 ISBN 13:  9780816622702
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press, 1993
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