Economics and politics of water resources development: Uda Walawe Irrigation Project, Sri Lanka

Economics and politics of water resources development: Uda Walawe Irrigation Project, Sri Lanka

Author: Molle, Francois, Renwick, M.

Publisher: IWMI

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 78

ISBN-13: 9290905840

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The Uda Walawe Irrigation and Resettlement Project (UWIRP) located in the Southern dry zone of Sri Lanka was initiated in the early 1950s. The original plan for the UWIRP was a highly ambitious social, economic and physical engineering project aimed at creating a modern, profitable agriculture sector. This report examines the history of water resources development and investment decisions for the UWIRP over a period of 50 years and uncovers underlying processes that shaped the evolution of the project and highlights the limitation of viewing development as a mere set of technical and social engineering endeavors.


Coastal Planning and Management

Coastal Planning and Management

Author: Robert Kay

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2005-06-09

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 9780415317733

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The first comprehensive tool-kit for coastal planners and those aiming to achieve effective coastal management worldwide. Coastal Planning and Management provides a link between planning and management tools and thus includes all stages in the process, from development through evaluation to implementation. Drawing on examples of successful coastal planning and management from around the world, the authors provide clear and practical guidelines for the people who make daily decisions about the world's coastlines. Coastal Planning and Management is an invaluable resource for professionals in environmental and planning consultancies, international organizations and governmental departments, as well as for academics and researchers in the local and international fields of geography, marine and environmental science, marine and coastal engineering and marine policy and planning.