Confronting scale in watershed development in India

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dc.creatorSyme, G.J.
dc.creatorReddy, V.R.
dc.creatorPavelic, Paul
dc.creatorCroke, B.
dc.creatorRanjan, R.
dc.date2012-08
dc.date2014-02-02T16:39:50Z
dc.date2014-02-02T16:39:50Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:27:11Z
dc.descriptionThe issue of scale is examined in the context of a watershed development policy (WSD) in India. WSD policy goals, by improving the natural resource base, aim to improve the livelihoods of rural communities through increased sustainable production. It has generally been practiced at a micro-level of less than 500 ha, as this was seen to be a scale that would encourage participative management. There has been some concern that this land area may be too small and may lead to less than optimal hydrological, economic and equity outcomes. As a result there has been a move to create guidelines for meso-scale WSD of above 5,000 ha in an endeavour to improve outcomes. A multidisciplinary team was assembled to evaluate the proposed meso-scale approach. In developing an adequate methodology for the evaluation it soon became clear that scale in itself was not the only determinant of success. The effect of geographical scale (or level) on WSD is determined by the variation in other drivers that will influence WSD success such as hydrological conditions, land use and available institutional structures. How this should be interpreted at different levels in the light of interactions between biophysical and socio-economic scales is discussed.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/34714
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/156307
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceSyme, G.J., Reddy, V.R., Pavelic, P. et al. Confronting scale in watershed development in India. Hydrogeol J 20, 985–993 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-011-0824-0
dc.subjectwatershed management
dc.subjectstructural policies
dc.subjectsustainable livelihoods
dc.subjectparticipation
dc.subjectland
dc.subjectsize
dc.subjectland use
dc.subjecthydrogeology
dc.subjectinstitutions
dc.titleConfronting scale in watershed development in India
dc.typeJournal Article

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