Congratulations for writing the above article, suggesting the formation of Hydraulic Society. The Society itself will not be enough unless we can persuade the people in authority in various countries that long term planning for prevention of floods, is required for least interference with the nature. Such a society would have to be a multi-disciplinary as the water hydrology cycle has to pass through various uses of land and water such as forest, mining, agriculture, industries and urbanisation. The problems of industry and urbanisation would have to be dealt with separately as they would be different from the other land uses. In India such a group does not exists at present and the situation from floods by interfering with nature are getting from bad to worse, although, damages are being done in both cases. Even the new construction are not considering in reducing the interference with nature. With new policy, and technology available at lesser cost can certainly help after due planning. A brief on case study if available, could be added for convincing others.
Published by G N Kathpalia, Chairman, Alternative Futures
Congratulations for writing the above article, suggesting the formation of Hydraulic Society. The Society itself will not be enough unless we can persuade the people in authority in various countries that long term planning for prevention of floods, is required for least interference with the nature. Such a society would have to be a multi-disciplinary as the water hydrology cycle has to pass through various uses of land and water such as forest, mining, agriculture, industries and urbanisation. The problems of industry and urbanisation would have to be dealt with separately as they would be different from the other land uses. In India such a group does not exists at present and the situation from floods by interfering with nature are getting from bad to worse, although, damages are being done in both cases. Even the new construction are not considering in reducing the interference with nature. With new policy, and technology available at lesser cost can certainly help after due planning. A brief on case study if available, could be added for convincing others.
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This thesis is expanded greatly in my 2016 book, THE ONCE AND FUTURE OCEAN -- Notes Toward a New Hydraulic Society, which is available for e-book download via Amazon.com. The book contains many ideas and examples of how this change might be effected. India of course has been, and remains, at the forefront of both good and not so good water management schemes. The controversy surrounding the present massive restructuring of water systems might be better framed and understood in the context of "hydraulic society" as the paradigm for value, structure, behavior, and survival in the 21st century. How I would love to spread this message in India and see such a Society exist to promote the concept. Thanks for your interest. PN
Published by Peter Neill, Founder and Director at World Ocean Observatory