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Sustainable development of water resources

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  • Matthew Agarwala
  • Tony Allan

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This timely and important Handbook takes stock of progress made in our understanding of what sustainable development actually is and how it can be measured and achieved.

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  • Matthew Agarwala & Tony Allan, 2014. "Sustainable development of water resources," Chapters, in: Giles Atkinson & Simon Dietz & Eric Neumayer & Matthew Agarwala (ed.), Handbook of Sustainable Development, chapter 31, pages 500-516, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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