The future of large dams : dealing with social, environmental, institutional and political costs / by Thayer Scudder.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scudder, Thayer
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2005.
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Table of Contents:
  • The large dams dispute and the future of large dams
  • Theories of the resettlement process
  • A comparative survey of dam-induced resettlement in 50 cases, with the statistical assistance of John Gay
  • How river basin communities can benefit from resettlement
  • Sri Lanka's Mahaweli Development Project
  • Further case studies
  • Addressing downstream and upper catchments : environmental and social impacts
  • Institutional arrangements
  • The future of large dams and the way forward.