The democracy-development tension in dam projects

D'Souza, Radha

doi:10.1016/j.polgeo.2004.03.003

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“…Articlesonthesocialimpactofdamscontaininga framework Mokorosi and van der Zaag (2007) Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Unique framefwork with human rights focus 36 Rossouw and Malan (2007) Impact Assessment & Project Appraisal Framework discussion 37 Cuong et al (2006) Report Impoverishment risks and reconstruction model 38 Jim and Yang (2006) Environmental Management Unique framework with focus on inundation and de-farming impacts 39 Scudder (2006) Monograph Impoverishment risks and reconstruction model/relocation framework 40 Tan and Yao (2006) Population Cernea (2004) Keynote Address Impoverishment risks and reconstruction model 44 D'Souza (2004) Political Geography Unique framework with unit-of-analysis emphasis 45 Morimoto and Hope (2004) International Social Science Journal Cost-benefit analysis 46 Cernea (2003) International Social Science Journal Impoverishment risks and reconstruction model Scudder (1997b) Monograph Relocation framework 53 Pongsapich et al (1994) Journal of Business Administration U. S. Corps of Engineersystem of tiers or levels framework 54 Si (1993) PhD thesis Unique quality-of-life-framework 55 Cernea (1990) Discussion paper Impoverishment risks and reconstruction model A.2. Depiction ofkeyreferenceframeworks A.2.1.…”

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The social impacts of dams: A new framework for scholarly analysis

Kirchherr

Charles

2016

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

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a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f oNo commonly used framework exists in the scholarly study of the social impacts of dams. This hinders comparisons of analyses and thus the accumulation of knowledge. The aim of this paper is to unify scholarly understanding of dams' social impacts via the analysis and aggregation of the various frameworks currently used in the scholarly literature. For this purpose, we have systematically analyzed and aggregated 27 frameworks employed by academics analyzing dams' social impacts (found in a set of 217 articles). A key finding of the analysis is that currently used frameworks are often not specific to dams and thus omit key impacts associated with them. The result of our analysis and aggregation is a new framework for scholarly analysis (which we call 'matrix framework') specifically on dams' social impacts, with space, time and value as its key dimensions as well as infrastructure, community and livelihood as its key components. Building on the scholarly understanding of this topic enables us to conceptualize the inherently complex and multidimensional issues of dams' social impacts in a holistic manner. If commonly employed in academia (and possibly in practice), this framework would enable more transparent assessment and comparison of projects.

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The social impacts of dams: A new framework for scholarly analysis

Kirchherr

Charles

2016

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“…Mega‐dams, however, pose many problems that should be considered holistically and not only economically (cf. Scudder 2005; Cernea 1997; D'Souza 2010). Local people often observe such a dam project as a constraining grid coming down on them and disconnecting them not only from their livelihoods but also from the political process.…”

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Dam controversies: contested governance and developmental discourse on the Ethiopian Omo River dam

Abbink¹

2012

Social Anthropology

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State mega‐infrastructure projects in developing countries evoke challenges to citizenship and reconstruct the imagery of statecraft. The Ethiopian government's construction of a large dam in the Omo River evoked contesting accounts of development and legitimate governance among a variety of actors. Debates between relevant actors centre on classic topoi of the ‘development’ discourse but present seemingly irreconcilable views. In the process, discourses of technocratic expertise claiming to evade ‘politics’ as well as culturally grounded socio‐economic narratives are mobilised. They are juxtaposed here to develop an anthropological interpretation of the discursive positions, connecting the analysis to a consideration of precarious citizenship and coercive state consolidation in Ethiopia.

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Interstate river conflicts: lessons from India and the US

Gundimeda

Howe

2008

Water International

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The democracy-development tension in dam projects

Cited by 4 publications

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The social impacts of dams: A new framework for scholarly analysis

The social impacts of dams: A new framework for scholarly analysis

Dam controversies: contested governance and developmental discourse on the Ethiopian Omo River dam

Interstate river conflicts: lessons from India and the US

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