► Description: |
This book highlights the
first comparative long-term analysis of
the negative impacts of large dams on
riverine communities and on free-flowing
rivers in Africa, the Middle East and
Asia. Following the Foreword by Professor
Asit K. Biswas, the first section covers
the 1956–1973 period, when the author
believed that large dams provided an
exceptional opportunity for integrated
river basin development. In turn, the
second section (1976–1997) reflects the
author’s increasing concerns about the
magnitude of the socio-economic and
environmental costs of large dams, while
the third (1998–2018) discusses why large
dams are in fact not cost-effective in the
long term.
contents :
•Introduction of the Book
• 1956–1973: I Believe Large Dams Provide
an Exceptional Opportunity for Integrated
River Basin Development
• The International Research Activities of
the Institute for Development Anthropology
and Increasing Concerns About the
Socio-Economic and Environmental Costs of
Large Dams for Free Flowing Rivers and
Riverine Communities: 1976–1995
• My Increasing Disillusionment with the
Planning, Implementation, Monitoring, and
Evaluation of Large Dams, Especially as
Illustrated by The World Bank—The Largest
and Most Influential Financier of Large
Dams
• Summary
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