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Contested Waterscapes in the Mekong Region

Author : Francois Molle
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136569030
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)

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Download or read book Contested Waterscapes in the Mekong Region written by Francois Molle and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-05-04 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The catchment area of the Mekong River and its tributaries extends from China, through Burma/Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and to Vietnam. The water resources of the Mekong region - from the Irrawaddy and Nu-Salween in the west, across the Chao Phraya to the Lancang-Mekong and Red River in the east- are increasingly contested. Governments, companies, and banks are driving new investments in roads, dams, diversions, irrigation schemes, navigation facilities, power plants and other emblems of conventional 'development'. Their plans and interventions should provide some benefits, but also pose multiple burdens and risks to millions of people dependent on wetlands, floodplains and aquatic resources, in particular, the wild capture fisheries of rivers and lakes. This book examines how large-scale projects are being proposed, justified, and built. How are such projects contested and how do specific governance regimes influence decision making? The book also highlights the emergence of new actors, rights and trade-off debates, and the social and environmental consequences of 'water resources development'. This book shows how diverse, and often antagonistic, ideologies and interests are contesting for legitimacy. It argues that the distribution of decision-making, political, and discursive power influences how the waterscapes of the region will ultimately look and how benefits, costs and risks will be distributed. These issues are crucial for the transformation of waterscapes and the prospects for democratizing water governance in the Mekong region. The book is part of the action-research of the M-POWER (Mekong Program on Water, Environment and Resilience) knowledge network. Published with IFAD, CG|AR Challenge Program on Water & Food, M-POWER, Project ECHEL-EAU and HEINRICH BOLL STIFTUNG

Eternal Harvest

Author : Karen Coates
Publisher : ThingsAsian Press
ISBN 13 : 1934159492
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book Eternal Harvest written by Karen Coates and published by ThingsAsian Press. This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Karen Coates and Jerry Redfern spent more than seven years traveling in Laos, talking to farmers, scrap-metal hunters, people who make and use tools from UXO, people who hunt for death beneath the earth and render it harmless. With their words and photographs, they reveal the beauty of Laos, the strength of Laotians, and the commitment of bomb-disposal teams. People take precedence in this account, which is deeply personal without ever becoming a polemic.

Bring on the Apocalypse

Author : George Monbiot
Publisher : Anchor Canada
ISBN 13 : 0307374998
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Bring on the Apocalypse written by George Monbiot and published by Anchor Canada. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new fusillade of provocative thinking from the author of the bestselling Heat. With Heat, George Monbiot confirmed his standing as one of the most important voices in the war against global warming. But as Bring on the Apocalypse makes clear, Monbiot is far from being a one-issue thinker. In this collection of his journalism, none of which has been published in Canada before, he tackles a wide range of issues drawn from recent headlines, and does so with his familiar fierce intelligence and superb skills as a writer. Grouped by theme into “Arguments with” science, political power, war, religion, economics, and culture, these pieces crackle with intellectual energy and frequently give off sparks of fury. Always, though, their power is rooted in profound knowledge, a solid set of principles, and palpable sincerity. The Globe and Mail said of Heat that it “contains more intellectual challenges by the page than the Canadian media does in a year.” For Bring on the Apocalypse, with its concise, intense broadsides against everything from climate change deniers, to the fundamentalist “Christian Taliban,” to the evils of teen magazines, and what continued interest in the Loch Ness monster says about our attitude to real ones, make that “by the paragraph.”

The Rough Guide to Laos

Author : Jeff Cranmer
Publisher : Rough Guides
ISBN 13 : 9781858289052
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Rough Guide to Laos written by Jeff Cranmer and published by Rough Guides. This book was released on 2002 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE ROUGH GUIDE TO LAOS is the most comprehensive handbook to one of Southeast Asia's least-known destinations. Features include: Detailed coverage of all the sights, from the Buddhist temples of Louang Phabang to the French colonial architecture of Vientiane. Up-to the-minute listings of the best places to eat and stay. Practical guidance on exploring the remote northern hill villages, navigating the Mekong River and elephant-back trekking in the jungle. Lively and informed accounts of Laos's history, culture, ethnic minorities and wildlife. Full-colour photos and more than 30 maps.

Journal of Greater Mekong Subregion Development Studies December 2010

Author : Zanxin Wang
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
ISBN 13 : 9290924667
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Journal of Greater Mekong Subregion Development Studies December 2010 written by Zanxin Wang and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Journal of GMS Development Studies is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed publication that seeks to promote a better understanding of a broad range of development issues of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). This journal is published by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) under the framework of the Phnom Penh Plan for Development Management (PPP), a region-wide capacity building program that supports knowledge products and services. It is directed at GMS planners, policy makers, academics, and researchers who, in their unique capacities, continue to search for solutions to the many complex challenges of the subregion. By disseminating knowledge about the GMS, the Journal hopes to stimulate further thinking and debate on GMS issues, thus contributing to informed policy choices, responsive advocacy, and meticulous scholarship.

Inequality, Democracy, and the Environment

Author : Liam Downey
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479850721
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)

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Download or read book Inequality, Democracy, and the Environment written by Liam Downey and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2015-12-18 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Explanations of the Environmental Crisis -- Inequality, Democracy, and Macro-Structural Environmental Sociology -- The World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Environment -- Modern Agriculture and the Environment -- Armed Violence, Natural Resources, and the Environment -- Restricted Decision Making and U.S. Energy and Military Policy in the George W. Bush Administration -- Environmental Degradation Reconsidered.

Economic Risks of Climate Change

Author : Trevor Houser
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 023153955X
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Economic Risks of Climate Change written by Trevor Houser and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2015-08-18 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change threatens the economy of the United States in myriad ways, including increased flooding and storm damage, altered crop yields, lost labor productivity, higher crime, reshaped public-health patterns, and strained energy systems, among many other effects. Combining the latest climate models, state-of-the-art econometric research on human responses to climate, and cutting-edge private-sector risk-assessment tools, Economic Risks of Climate Change: An American Prospectus crafts a game-changing profile of the economic risks of climate change in the United States. This prospectus is based on a critically acclaimed independent assessment of the economic risks posed by climate change commissioned by the Risky Business Project. With new contributions from Karen Fisher-Vanden, Michael Greenstone, Geoffrey Heal, Michael Oppenheimer, and Nicholas Stern and Bob Ward, as well as a foreword from Risky Business cochairs Michael Bloomberg, Henry Paulson, and Thomas Steyer, the book speaks to scientists, researchers, scholars, activists, and policy makers. It depicts the distribution of escalating climate-change risk across the country and assesses its effects on aspects of the economy as varied as hurricane damages and violent crime. Beautifully illustrated and accessibly written, this book is an essential tool for helping businesses and governments prepare for the future.

The Mekong: A Socio-legal Approach to River Basin Development

Author : Ben Boer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317657780
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book The Mekong: A Socio-legal Approach to River Basin Development written by Ben Boer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An international river basin is an ecological system, an economic thoroughfare, a geographical area, a font of life and livelihoods, a geopolitical network and, often, a cultural icon. It is also a socio-legal phenomenon. This book is the first detailed study of an international river basin from a socio-legal perspective. The Mekong River Basin, which sustains approximately 70 million people across Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, provides a prime example of the socio-legal complexities of governing a transboundary river and its tributaries. The book applies its socio-legal analysis to bring a fresh approach to understanding conflicts surrounding water governance in the Mekong River Basin. The authors describe the wide range of uses being made of legal doctrine and legal argument in ongoing disputes surrounding hydropower development in the Basin, putting to rest lingering caricatures of a single, ‘ASEAN’ way of navigating conflict. They call into question some of the common assumptions concerning the relationship between law and development. The book also sheds light on important questions concerning the global hybridization or crossover of public and private power and its ramifications for water governance. With current debates and looming conflicts over water governance globally, and over shared rivers in particular, these issues could not be more pressing.

Obstacles to Democratization in Southeast Asia

Author : E. Paul
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230275265
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Obstacles to Democratization in Southeast Asia written by E. Paul and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-04-09 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul comprehensively analyzes the meaning of democratization in Southeast Asia's nation-states and how it relates to the development of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN.) In doing so, he questions the viability of ASEAN and its potential to move towards a common market and community.

The Mother of All Webs Who Gotcha!

Author : Gyeorgos C. Hatonn
Publisher : PHOENIX SOURCE DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
ISBN 13 : 9780922356645
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (566 download)

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Download or read book The Mother of All Webs Who Gotcha! written by Gyeorgos C. Hatonn and published by PHOENIX SOURCE DISTRIBUTORS, INC.. This book was released on 1992 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Strike Patterns

Author : Leah Zani
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781503611733
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book Strike Patterns written by Leah Zani and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vivid meditation on the aftermath of war and the infinite registers of loss and repair

EBOOK: Management Control Systems: European Edition

Author : Robert Anthony
Publisher : McGraw Hill
ISBN 13 : 0077157419
Total Pages : 665 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (771 download)

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Download or read book EBOOK: Management Control Systems: European Edition written by Robert Anthony and published by McGraw Hill. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 665 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Management Control Systems helps students to develop the insight and analytical skills required of today's managers. Students uncover how real-world managers design, implement and use planning and control systems to implement business strategies. The first European edition is specifically aimed at an international audience and it has been thoroughly updated to include the latest developments in the field.

Improving Accessibility of Financial Services in the Border-Gate Areas to Facilitate Cross-Border Trade

Author : Nguyen Hong Son
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
ISBN 13 : 9290924462
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Improving Accessibility of Financial Services in the Border-Gate Areas to Facilitate Cross-Border Trade written by Nguyen Hong Son and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series features the scholarly works supported by the Phnom Penh Plan for Development Management, a region-wide capacity building program of the Asian Development Bank that supports knowledge products and services. It seeks to disseminate research results to a wider audience so that policy makers, implementers, and other stakeholders in the Greater Mekong Subregion can better appreciate and understand the breadth and depth of the region's development challenges.

Wildlife Trade in Laos

Author : Hanneke Nooren
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Wildlife Trade in Laos written by Hanneke Nooren and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Legend of the Golden Boat

Author : Andrew Walker
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824822569
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (225 download)

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Download or read book The Legend of the Golden Boat written by Andrew Walker and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1999-09-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Legend of the Golden Boat provides a new approach to the study of Southeast Asia’s northern borderlands. Based on extensive travel in the upper Mekong hinterland, it is a fascinating account of the lives of the transport operators, traders, entrepreneurs, and government officials. This ethnographic study is set against an intriguing background of war, revolution, and reform, providing one of the most detailed histories of the upper Mekong borderlands ever written. Contemporary developments in the upper Mekong region are often interpreted in terms of the emergence of a trans-border Economic Quadrangle, characterized by liberalization, integration, and cooperation. This book seeks to go beyond this promotional rhetoric and explore the ambiguities and contradictions in the Quadrangle’s development.

Foreign Affairs and Trade Record

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Puzzle and Paradox

Author : Mireille Razafindrakoto
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108488331
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Puzzle and Paradox written by Mireille Razafindrakoto and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-02-06 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyses the economic and political history of Madagascar from independence to the early twenty-first century.