Exploring Resilience and Transformability of a River Basin in the Face of Socioeconomic and Ecological Crisis: an Example from the Amudarya River Basin, Central Asia

Water from the Amudarya River is a vital and strategic resource for semi-arid Uzbekistan because of its heavy reliance on irrigated agriculture. The Uzbek water management regime, however, has proven to be rather reluctant to adapt to changing environmental and socio-political conditions despite rec...

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Main Authors: Maja Schlüter, Elke Herrfahrdt-Pähle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2011-03-01
Series:Ecology and Society
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Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol16/iss1/art32/