Silenced Rivers: The Ecology and Politics of Large Dams
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1856499022
ISBN 13
9781856499026
Category
Environment
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Publication Year
2001
Publisher
Pages
432
Description
Entirely updated in light of the recent World Commission on Dams Report, and responding to it, this new edition of Patrick McCully's now classic study shows why large dams have become such a controversial technology in both industrialized and developing countries. He explores the wide-ranging ecological impacts of large dams, the human consequences, the organization of the dam-building industry, and the role played by international banks and aid agencies in promoting it. He also looks as the extensive technical, safety, and economic problems associated with large dams. New in this edition, the author tells the story of the rapid growth of the international anti-dam movement, and suggests alternative methods of supplying the services supposedly provided by large dams. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
