Environment and Resettlement Politics in China - The Three Gorges Project (Hardcover, New Ed)

The Three Gorges dam, currently being constructed on the Yantgze River in China, is controversial both inside and outside China, particularly because of the large number of people to be resettled (officially 1.2 million) and the environmental impacts. Using material previously unavailable in any Western language, it analyses the Chinese discussions over policy-making for the resettlement process and impacts. It concludes that the environment and resettlement policies have been linked in a new way in this project. However, despite these positive developments, it argues that the social impacts from resettlement have not yet reached a high level of political attention and that the Chinese authorities need to acknowledge that resettlement has social costs. The book provides an understanding of the social, political and economic factors of one of the largest and most controversial development projects currently being implemented. It also sheds light on China's policy-making procedures and political priorities over the past decade.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	King's SOAS Studies in Development Geography
Release date:	March 2004
First published:	2004
Authors:	Gorild Heggelund
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	296
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7546-3859-9
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources
LSN:	0-7546-3859-6
Barcode:	9780754638599

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