Economic and environmental impacts of political non-cooperative strategies in water management [Elektronische Ressource] : an analysis of prospective policies in the cauvery river basin of India / submitted by Tharayil Shereef Amjath Babu

Faculty 09 Agricultural Sciences, Nutritional Sciences and Environmental Management Institute of Agricultural Policy and Market Research Economic and Environmental Impacts of Political Non-cooperative Strategies in Water Management: An Analysis of Prospective Policies in the Cauvery River Basin of India Dissertation Submitted for the degree of Doktor des Agrarwissenschaften (Dr. agr.) Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Nutritional Sciences and Environmental Management Submitted by Tharayil Shereef Amjath Babu November 2008 This thesis was accepted as a doctoral dissertation in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doktor des Agrarwissenschaften (Dr. agr.) by Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Nutritional Sciences and Environmental Management, Justus-Liebig University Giessen. Examination committee Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Ingrid Hoffmann st 1 Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ernst-August Nuppenau nd 2 Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Siegfried Bauer Examiner: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. F. Kuhlmann Examiner: Prof. Dr. Stefan Gäth Acknowledgements First and foremost, I would like to express my gratitude to my supervisor, Prof. Dr. Ernst-August Nuppenau for inspiring me to look beyond conservative solutions to my research problem.