The agricultural groundwater revolution: opportunities and threats to development

Chapter: 1 (Page no: 1)  The agricultural groundwater revolution: setting the stage. Author(s): Giordano, M. Villholth, K. G.    Chapter: 2 (Page no: 7)  The groundwater economy of South Asia: an assessment of size, significance and socio-ecological impacts. Author(s): Tushaar Shah    Chapter: 3 (Page no: 37)  The development, challenges and management of groundwater in rural China. Author(s): Wang JinXia Huang JiKun Blanke, A. Huang, Q. Q. Rozelle, S.    Chapter: 4 (Page no: 63)  Rural economic transitions: groundwater use in the Middle East and its environmental consequences. Author(s): Allan, J. A. T.    Chapter: 5 (Page no: 79)  Sub-saharan Africa: opportunistic exploitation. Author(s): Masiyandima, M. Giordano, M. F.    Chapter: 6 (Page no: 100)  Groundwater in Central America: its importance, development and use, with particular reference to its role in irrigated agriculture. Author(s): Ballestero, M. Reyes, V. Astorga, Y.    Chapter: 7 (Page no: 131)  Community management of groundwater. Author(s): Schlager, E.    Chapter: 8 (Page no: 153)  Instruments and institutions for groundwater management. Author(s): Kemper, K. E.    Chapter: 9 (Page no: 173)  When the well runs dry but livelihood continues: adaptive responses to groundwater depletion and strategies for mitigating the associated impacts. Author(s): Moench, M.    Chapter: 10 (Page no: 195)  The groundwater recharge movement in India. Author(s): Ramaswamy Sakthivadivel    Chapter: 11 (Page no: 211)  Energy-irrigation nexus in South Asia: improving groundwater conservation and power sector viability. Author(s): Tushaar Shah Scott, C. Kishore, A. Abhishek Sharma    Chapter: 12 (Page no: 243)  To adapt or not to adapt: the dilemma between long-term resource management and short-term livelihood. Author(s): Srinivas Mudrakartha    Chapter: 13 (Page no: 266)  Lessons from intensive groundwater use in Spain: economic and social benefits and conflicts. Author(s): Llamas, M. R. Garrido, A.    Chapter: 14 (Page no: 296)  Groundwater management in the high plains aquifer in the USA: legal problems and innovations. Author(s): Peck, J. C.    Chapter: 15 (Page no: 320)  Institutional directions in groundwater management in Australia. Author(s): Turral, H. Fullagar, I.    Chapter: 16 (Page no: 362)  Sharing groundwater information, knowledge and experience on a worldwide scale. Author(s): Gun, J. A. M. van der    Chapter: 17 (Page no: 393)  Groundwater use in a global perspective - can it be managed? Author(s): Villholth, K. G. Giordano, M.