River Control in India Spatial, Governmental and Subjective Dimensions /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Baghel, Ravi (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research,
• Θέματα: Geography.; Environmental management.; Political science.; Physical geography.; Physical Geography.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.; Earth System Sciences.; Political Science.

Large river systems throughout the planet have been dramatically transformed due to river control projects such as large dams and embankments. Unlike other major human impacts like anthropogenic climate change, the alteration of river systems has been deliberate and planned by a small, powerful set...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Analytical Approaches to River Control
• Genealogy of the Hydraulic Mission
• Governmentality of River Embankment
• Subjectivity in Expert Advocacy
• Conclusion.