Hydropower Nation - Dams, Energy, and Political Changes in Twentieth-Century China

China has the largest electricity generation capacity in the world today. Its number of large dams is second to none. Xiangli Ding provides a historical understanding of China's ever-growing energy demands and how they have affected its rivers, wild species, and millions of residents.

List of contents

Introduction: a flow of water and power; Part I. Starting From Scratch: 1. An inexhaustible source of power; 2. Mobilizing rivers; Part II. The Socialist Boost; 3. The making of red hydro technostructure; 4. The Great Leap of small hydro; Part III. A Huge Setback: The Sanmenxia Dam; 5. Silt and hydroelectricity; 6. The human cost; 7. The environmental saga; Epilogue.

About the author

Xiangli Ding is Assistant Professor of History at the Rhode Island School of Design.

Summary

China has the largest electricity generation capacity in the world today. Its number of large dams is second to none. Xiangli Ding provides a historical understanding of China's ever-growing energy demands and how they have affected its rivers, wild species, and millions of residents.

Foreword

An in-depth examination of the human and non-human experience of China's rise as a hydropower nation.

Product details

• Authors: Xiangli Ding, Xiangli (Rhode Island School of Design) Ding
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2024
• EAN: 9781009426565
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0942656-5
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Studies in Environment and History
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; NATURE / General, Energy technology & engineering, Asian History, Energy industries & utilities, Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology, Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning, Energy technology and engineering, Energy industries and utilities, Hydropower / waterpower