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Silenced Rivers: The Ecology and Politics of Large Dams Paperback – Illustrated, October 1, 2001

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Entirely updated in the 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. The book explains the history and politics of dam building worldwide and shows why large dams have become so controversial. It details the ecological and human impacts of large dams, and shows how the 'national interest' argument is used to legitimize uneconomic and unjust projects which benefit elites while impoverishing tens of millions, describes the technical, safety and economic problems of dam technology, the structure of the international dam-building industry, and the role played by international banks and aid agencies.

It tells the story of the rapid growth of the international anti-dam movement, and recounts some of the most important anti-dam campaigns around the world. McCully shows how the dam lobby and governments have reacted to criticism by cosmetic 'greening' of the dam-building process, and through state repression outlines the alternatives to dams, and argues that their replacement by less destructive alternatives requires the opening up of the industry's practices to public scrutiny.

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Zed Books
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October 1, 2001
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5.5 x 0.97 x 8.5 inches
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1856499022
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978-1856499026
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“If you want to read a truly dazzling book on Big Dams, drop mine and read this” ―Arundhati Roy

“A superlative account of the plethora of problems with dams. McCully's book should be required reading for all politicians and a prime text for engineering schools.” ―Brent Blackwelder, president of Friends of the Earth US

“This book has brilliantly consolidated all the scientific, environmental, social and economic evidence, backed by case studies from every continent, proving clearly the non-viability and non-sustainability of large dams. Those of us struggling against such dams in Third World countries desperately need this book.” ―Nalni Jayal, secretary of the Himalaya Trust, Dehra Dun, India

About the Author

Patrick McCully is Campaigns Director of the California-based International Rivers Network. He is also an Associate Editor of The Ecologist and a contributing writer for Multinational Monitor. Previous to that he was Co-editor of The Ecologist and at one time also worked for an environmental non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Uruguay. Since 1992 he has worked with activists in India opposing the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada River. He is co-author of two books, Imperilled Planet (1990) and The Road to Rio: An NGO Action Guide to the Earth Summit (1992).

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zed Books; 2nd edition (October 1, 2001)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1856499022
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1856499026
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.16 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.97 x 8.5 inches

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Great information.

Richly detailed, thorough coverage of key topic.

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2001

This book excels at laying out the thousands of inter-related details that go into large dams: their geographic countenance, their economic costs and impact, the public health aspects and more. It makes links between facts that give valuable insight into the global dam market.
Sobering at times, this book also showcases many successes which give hope for a thirsty Earth.

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Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2004

It is a common argument that large dam construction opponents are radical, and are not thinking the "facts" through logically. It is a common argument that these so-called radicals are unconcerned with the greatest common good, and are concentrating on a few tribals and farmers who happened to have their lives destroyed for the sake of benefiting thousands of other lives. Sadly, a majority of people have no idea what the "huge fuss" is concerning large dams. "Why the huge fuss," they ask, "over a few farmers?" These questions are asked by many citizens of the international community. If large dams are helping a developing country move forward in a modern world, why not build more? All over the world, large dams are in the spotlight of international development -- and they haven't arrived there without reason.

A large majority of people movements, protests, and literature that has been written on large dams is seemingly radical. The alleged radical nature of people against large dams prevents the general public from taking the issue seriously. It is also true that many protestors all over the world today do a lot of screaming and shouting about a lot of issues without a rational basis of their own, regardless over whether or not the issue is a significant one. The important thing to remember in spite of this, is that there is a logical bases for arguments against the construction large dams, and McCully does an excellent job of constructing and expressing these arguments.

This book brilliantly highlights the politics behind large dam construction, focusing primarily on the environmental issues surrounding large dam construction, but also brings to light some of the key issues involving the displacement of people. Unfortunately, I do not feel that McCully gives enough attention to alternatives to large dam construction. Overall, however, this book is well worth the read, and serves as an excellent introduction to the topic.

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