Dams and Development in China - The Moral Economy of Water and Power

Examines the array of water-management decisions faced by Chinese leaders and their consequences for local communities.

List of contents

List of Illustrations
Preface
Abbreviations
1. The Moral Economy of Water and Power
2. Crisis and Opportunity: Water Resources and Dams in Contemporary China
3. The Lancang River: Coping with Resettlement and Agricultural Change
4. The Nu River: Anticipating Development and Displacement
5. Experts, Assessments, and Models: The Science of Decision Making
6. People in the Way: Resettlement in Policy and Practice
7. A Broader Confluence: Conservation Initiatives and China's Global Dam Industry
Conclusion: The Moral Economy Revisited
List of Chinese Terms
Notes
Works Cited
Index

About the author

Bryan Tilt is an associate professor of anthropology at Oregon State University. His research focuses on sustainable development, agricultural systems, pollution control, and water resources in China and the United States. He is also the author of The Struggle for Sustainability in Rural China: Environmental Values and Civil Society.

Summary

Examines the array of water-management decisions faced by Chinese leaders and their consequences for local communities.

Product details

• Authors: Bryan Tilt
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.12.2014
• EAN: 9780231170116
• ISBN: 978-0-231-17011-6
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Contemporary Asia in the World; Contemporary Asia in the World
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; China, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Politics & government, Public Administration, Asian History, Energy resources, SCIENCE / Chemistry / Environmental