Transnational struggles for water and power -- Dams, democracy, and development in India -- India's Narmada projects : historical genesis and the transnational reform campaign -- The transnational campaign to save India's Narmada River -- Dams, democracy, and development in comparative...

Using river basin case studies in a variety of contexts, this book provides an overview of how societies have gradually developed their water resources and furthers our understanding of how such resources can be managed successfully or unsuccessfully.

Urban concentration differs across countries. One determinant of these differences is economic development, which first increases and subsequently decreases urban concentration. I condition the degree of urban concentration on the potential of countries to develop a balanced urban system. These...