This is India's first and most comprehensive survey presented in an attractive 2-volume set on the state of its water and its management. It is the 7th Report in our highly popular SOE Series. It would be of immense value to professionals and decision makers in the Central and State Governments besides academicians, researchers,
NGOs and all major Libraries.

In these two volumes you will get to know the water-waste profiles of 71 Indian cities. Within their pages lie the model for a sustainable and affordable growth.

Volume 1 dwells on how urban India is soaking up water, polluting rivers and drowning in its own waste.

Author : Sunita Narain
Pages : 296
ISBN : 978-81-86906-55-2
Publication : Centre for Science and Environment
Format: E-Book
Paper Back Availability: Yes
Language: English
Any Special Offers: Yes, on Series purchase

Excreta Matters (Vol.1)
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This is India's first and most comprehensive survey presented in an attractive 2-volume set on the state of its water and its management. It is the 7th Report in our highly popular SOE Series. It would be of immense value to professionals and decision makers in the Central and State Governments besides academicians, researchers,
NGOs and all major Libraries.

In these two volumes you will get to know the water-waste profiles of 71 Indian cities. Within their pages lie the model for a sustainable and affordable growth.

Volume 2 contains a very detailed survey of 71 cities, and presents an assimilation of the survey's results.

Author : Sunita Narain
Pages : 496
ISBN : 978-81-86906-56-9
Publication : Centre for Science and Environment
Format: E-Book
Paper Back Availability: Yes
Language: English
Any Special Offers: Yes, on Series purchase

Excreta Matters (Vol.2)
Rs 1100.00   Click here to buy (Paper Back)
US $ 60.00   Click here to buy (Paper Back) Learn More

This is India's first and most comprehensive survey presented in an attractive 2-volume set on the state of its water and its management. It is the 7th Report in our highly popular SOE Series. It would be of immense value to professionals and decision makers in the Central and State Governments besides academicians, researchers,
NGOs and all major Libraries.

In these two volumes you will get to know the water-waste profiles of 71 Indian cities. Within their pages lie the model for a sustainable and affordable growth.

Volume 2 contains a very detailed survey of 71 cities, and presents an assimilation of the survey's results.

Author : Sunita Narain
Pages : 496
ISBN : 978-81-86906-56-9
Publication : Centre for Science and Environment
Format: Paper Back
E-Book Availability: Yes
Language: English
Any Special Offers: Yes, on Series purchase

Excreta Matters (Vol.2) - E-Version
Rs 1100.00   Click here to buy (E-Version)
US $ 60.00   Click here to buy (E-Version) Learn More

This is India's first and most comprehensive survey presented in an attractive 2-volume set on the state of its water and its management. It is the 7th Report in our highly popular SOE Series. It would be of immense value to professionals and decision makers in the Central and State Governments besides academicians, researchers,
NGOs and all major Libraries.

In these two volumes you will get to know the water-waste profiles of 71 Indian cities. Within their pages lie the model for a sustainable and affordable growth.

Volume 1 dwells on how urban India is soaking up water, polluting rivers and drowning in its own waste.

Author : Sunita Narain
Pages : 296
ISBN : 978-81-86906-55-2
Publication : Centre for Science and Environment
Format: Paper Back
E-Book Availability: Yes
Language: English
Any Special Offers: Yes, on Series purchase

Excreta Matters (Vol.1) - E-Version
Rs 750.00  Click here to buy ( E-Version )
US $ 45.00  Click here to buy ( E-Version ) Learn More

This is India's first and most comprehensive survey presented in an attractive 2-volume set on the state of its water and its management. It is the 7th Report in our highly popular SOE Series. It would be of immense value to professionals and decision makers in the Central and State Governments besides academicians, researchers,
NGOs and all major Libraries.

In these two volumes you will get to know the water-waste profiles of 71 Indian cities. Within their pages lie the model for a sustainable and affordable growth.

Volume 1 dwells on how urban India is soaking up water, polluting rivers and drowning in its own waste (296 pages).



Rs 750.00  Click here to buy (Paper Back)
US $ 45.00  Click here to buy (Paper Back)


Volume 2 contains a very detailed survey of 71 cities, and presents an assimilation of the survey's results (496 pages).


Rs 1100.00   Click here to buy (Paper Back)
US $ 60.00   Click here to buy (Paper Back) Learn More

This is India's first and most comprehensive survey presented in an attractive 2-volume set on the state of its water and its management. It is the 7th Report in our highly popular SOE Series. It would be of immense value to professionals and decision makers in the Central and State Governments besides academicians, researchers,
NGOs and all major Libraries.

In these two volumes you will get to know the water-waste profiles of 71 Indian cities. Within their pages lie the model for a sustainable and affordable growth.


Volume 1 dwells on how urban India is soaking up water, polluting rivers and drowning in its own waste (296 pages).


Excreta Matters (Vol.1)
Rs 750.00  Click here to buy (Paper Back)
US $ 45.00  Click here to buy (Paper Back)


Volume 2 contains a very detailed survey of 71 cities, and presents an assimilation of the survey's results (496 pages).

Excreta Matters (Vol.2)
Rs 1100.00   Click here to buy (Paper Back)
US $ 60.00   Click here to buy (Paper Back)


Excreta Matters - SOE 7 (2-vol. Set)
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This book presents a national overview of the startling array of challenges faced by India - including pollution and waste generation. The book demonstrates how all natural resources, from land and forests to water and biodiversity, are under immense pressure and in turn, compounded poverty. Rapid industrial, agricultural and urban development has led to alarming and ever-growing levels of pollution. The solution lies in good governance and the application of appropriate technological and management solutions as the nation inches towards higher rates of economic growth and social development.

Authors : Anil Agarwal, Srabani Sen, Sunita Narain
Pages : 696
ISBN :
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This report analyses the little understood relationship between development and environment, the impact of environmental degradation on individual, social groups, tribals and nomads. In many ways, this voluntary report on the state of the environment in India is a unique document. It is the product of an enormous participatory effort. A range of voluntary agencies and individuals interested in environmental issues have contributed their best efforts towards making this report.

Authors : Anil Agarwal, Kalpana Sharma, Ravi Chopra
Pages : 192
ISBN :
Publication : Centre for Science and Environment
Format: Paper Back
E-Book Availability: No
Language: English

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Dying Wisdom: Rise, Fall and Potential of India's Traditional Water Harvesting System provides a comprehensive overview of India's millennia-old traditions of water harvesting. This book triggered a nationwide interest in community-based water management.

Authors : Anil Agarwal, Sunita Narain
Pages : 404
ISBN :
Publication : Centre for Science and Environment
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