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Title: THE SOCIAL LIFE OF RIVERS- ASSESSING CORRELATIONS BETWEEN SOCIETAL STABILITY AND RIVER HEALTH
Authors: Suhani Shah
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Suhani Shah G.D. Goenka Public School
MLA 8 Shah, Suhani. "THE SOCIAL LIFE OF RIVERS- ASSESSING CORRELATIONS BETWEEN SOCIETAL STABILITY AND RIVER HEALTH." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 5, no. 3, Mar. 2020, pp. 816-821, ijsser.org/more2020.php?id=56. Accessed Mar. 2020. APA(6) Shah, S. (2020, March). THE SOCIAL LIFE OF RIVERS- ASSESSING CORRELATIONS BETWEEN SOCIETAL STABILITY AND RIVER HEALTH. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 5(3), 816-821. Retrieved from ijsser.org/more2020.php?id=56 Chicago Shah, Suhani. "THE SOCIAL LIFE OF RIVERS- ASSESSING CORRELATIONS BETWEEN SOCIETAL STABILITY AND RIVER HEALTH." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 5, no. 3 (March 2020), 816-821. Accessed March, 2020. ijsser.org/more2020.php?id=56.
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Abstract: It is well known that there is a significant relationship and correlation between the health of a river and the health of the society that has been constructed around it. Historically, people established settlements around rivers for farming and travel. With the advent of industrialization and technological change, there have been varied uses for rivers and water bodies. In many places around the world, there is also a deep cultural significant attached to the main river around which a city is constructed. This paper will examine the various facets and indicators for the assessment of both river health and societal stability, and the correlation between the two. The paper will then argue that policies must be framed in such a way that both these goals should not be viewed in isolation but can rather only be achieved if they are approached in parallel fashion, using the case study of the city of Varanasi. The paper will conclude by posing recommendations for better integration and communication between the scientific and political community, as well as civil society.

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