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by Asit Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow
Cecilia Tortajada and Asit K Biswas | Policy Forum | 18 May 2016 China’s incredible growth over the last three decades has come at a high environmental cost, ...
Academic Pollution Development & Management Groundwater Pollution
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by Asit Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow
Asit K. Biswas and Kris Hartley | The Economic Times | May 7, 2016 Two recent infrastructure failures tell a story of contrasting growth paths. The collapse ...
Business Infrastructure
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by Asit Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow
Corruption continues to be a major drag on economic growth in developing countries. Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada and Augustin Boey The Diplomat | May ...
Social Poverty Reduction Economic development
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by Asit Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow
Water consumption in the Republic inched higher last year — is enough being done to prepare for the worst-case scenario? By Siau Ming ...
Consumption Reservoir Water
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by Asit Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow
Water was not supposed to become so expensive for Manila under a 1997 World Bank deal that privatized the seaside city's water and sewage management. By Katy ...
Business Water Water Charging & Pricing Human Rights
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by Asit Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow
Asit K. Biswas and Kris Hartley City dwellers have access to a wider variety of unhealthy convenience foods and snacks than their rural counterparts, making ...
Academic Food Security Urban Water Water Management
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by Asit Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow
Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada The Geographer | April 4, 2016 Individually, each of the three topics of this paper – water security, economic growth ...
Public - Private Partnerships Sustainable Development Water Security
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by Asit Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow
People here taking free flow of clean water for granted: Prof Biswas. Prof Biswas said his passion for ...
Academic Water Supply Water Management
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
What if we could put large volumes of water back underground at relatively low cost? Irrigators and the state of Idaho are making the most ambitious effort ...
Academic Irrigation Aquifer Aquifer Recharge
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by Asit Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow
Asit K. Biswas, Augustin Boey and Cecilia Tortajada The Straits Times, March 22, 2016 Today, March 22, is World Water Day and it is appropriate to assess ...
Water Security Climate Change
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by Asit Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow
Bad planning has destroyed a fertile region, but there’s hope a new water management plan will bring growth and economic sustainability. Asit K Biswas and ...
Academic Hydropower Development & Management
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by Asit Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow
Obesity is a growing crisis that governments cannot afford to ignore. Asit K. Biswas and Kris Hartley | The Diplomat | March 19, 2016 The United States is ...
Academic Public Health
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by Asit Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow
The prospect of water scarcity is forcing businesses and households to rethink how they use water, says Prof. Asit K. Biswas, president of the Third World ...
Academic Education Water
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
London’s growing population means the British capital is facing possible water shortages and a risk of flooding from overflowing sewage unless action is taken ...
Government Crisis Water Management Flood
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by Asit Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow
One state in particular is an embarrassingly poor performer. Asit K. Biswas and Kris Hartley | The Diplomat | February 24, 2016 Last year, the Modi ...
Nutrition & Healthcare India Public Health
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by Asit Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow
India needs to address current water management issues or face future catastrophe. Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada | Policy Forum | 22 February 2016 ...
Policy Crisis India
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by Asit Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow
Asit K. Biswas and Andrea Lucia Biswas Tortajada Business Economics | February 16, 2016 Can business and society work together to foster each other’s ...
Building Shareholder Value Farms India
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by Asit Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow
Asit Biswas and Julian Kirchherr The London School of Economics and Political Science Blog | February 16, 2016 Academic entrepreneurs are a valuable asset ...
Academic Research Governance & Planning
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by Asit Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow
There should be no circuit breaker for policy reform. Asit K. Biswas and Kris Hartley The Diplomat | February 06, 2016 Chinese stock markets are reeling ...
Consumption Policy
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
A few palm trees stand strong in the salty breeze. Located on the southern tip of the Pacific island chain of Hawaii, Kamilo Beach is an isolated stretch of ...
Academic Environment Pollution