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Author : Oliver Hensengerth
Release : 2010
Genre : Dams
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 107/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Sustainable Dam Development in China Between Global Norms and Local Practices by : Oliver Hensengerth
Download or read book Sustainable Dam Development in China Between Global Norms and Local Practices written by Oliver Hensengerth. This book was released on 2010. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nirmalya Choudhury
Release : 2010
Genre : Dams
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 183/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Sustainable Dam Development in India by : Nirmalya Choudhury
Download or read book Sustainable Dam Development in India written by Nirmalya Choudhury. This book was released on 2010. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Agnes M. Da Costa
Release : 2010
Genre : Dams
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 220/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Sustainable Dam Development in Brazil by : Agnes M. Da Costa
Download or read book Sustainable Dam Development in Brazil written by Agnes M. Da Costa. This book was released on 2010. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bryan Tilt
Release : 2014-12-02
Genre : Political Science
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Book Synopsis Dams and Development in China by : Bryan Tilt
Download or read book Dams and Development in China written by Bryan Tilt. This book was released on 2014-12-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China is home to half of the world's large dams and adds dozens more each year. The benefits are considerable: dams deliver hydropower, provide reliable irrigation water, protect people and farmland against flooding, and produce hydroelectricity in a nation with a seeimingly insatiable appetite for energy. As hydropower responds to a larger share of energy demand, dams may also help to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels, welcome news in a country where air and water pollution have become dire and greenhouse gas emissions are the highest in the world. Yet the advantages of dams come at a high cost for river ecosystems and for the social and economic well-being of local people, who face displacement and farmland loss. This book examines the array of water-management decisions faced by Chinese leaders and their consequences for local communities. Focusing on the southwestern province of Yunnan—a major hub for hydropower development in China—which encompasses one of the world's most biodiverse temperate ecosystems and one of China's most ethnically and culturally rich regions, Bryan Tilt takes the reader from the halls of decision-making power in Beijing to Yunnan's rural villages. In the process, he examines the contrasting values of government agencies, hydropower corporations, NGOs, and local communities and explores how these values are linked to longstanding cultural norms about what is right, proper, and just. He also considers the various strategies these groups use to influence water-resource policy, including advocacy, petitioning, and public protest. Drawing on a decade of research, he offers his insights on whether the world's most populous nation will adopt greater transparency, increased scientific collaboration, and broader public participation as it continues to grow economically.
Author : Sabrina Habich
Release : 2015-12-22
Genre : Political Science
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Book Rating : 763/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Dams, Migration and Authoritarianism in China by : Sabrina Habich
Download or read book Dams, Migration and Authoritarianism in China written by Sabrina Habich. This book was released on 2015-12-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Past studies on the Chinese state point towards the inherent adaptability, effectiveness and overall stability of authoritarian rule in China. The key question addressed here is how this adaptive capacity plays out at the local level in China, clarifying the extent to which local state actors are able to shape local processes of policy implementation. This book studies the evolution of dam-induced resettlement policy in China, based on extensive fieldwork conducted in Yunnan province. It shows that local governments at the lowest administrative levels are caught in a double bind, facing strong top-down pressures in the important policy field of hydropower development, while simultaneously having to handle growing social pressure from local communities affected by resettlement policies. In doing so, the book questions the widespread assumption that the observed longevity and resilience of China’s authoritarian regime is to a large extent due to the high degree of flexibility that has been granted to local governments in the course of the reform period. The research extends beyond previous analyses of policy implementation by focusing on the state, on society and the ways in which they interact, as well as by examining what happens when policy implementation is interrupted. Analysing the application of resettlement policies in contemporary China, with a focus on the multiple constraints that Chinese local states face, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of Political Science, Chinese Studies and Sociology.
