Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
River Control in India
Ravi Baghel
€ 121.44
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for River Control in India
Paperback. Using India as a case study, this book identifies the spatial aspects of norms through which concepts of the ideal river and the deficient river in need of control are created. Examines different subjective stances arising from the same body of expertise. Series: Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research. Num Pages: 180 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; RBK; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 291.
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 of experts. Taking India as a case study, this book examines the way experts transform the planet through their discourse by their advocacy of river projects. This book identifies the spatial aspects of the norms through which the ideal river and the deficient river in need of control are produced. The role of governmental rationality ... Read more
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 of experts. Taking India as a case study, this book examines the way experts transform the planet through their discourse by their advocacy of river projects. This book identifies the spatial aspects of the norms through which the ideal river and the deficient river in need of control are produced. The role of governmental rationality ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
Series
Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research
Number of Pages
165
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319381695
SKU
V9783319381695
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Ravi Baghel
Ravi Baghel is a postdoctoral researcher at Heidelberg University, Germany. His current research examines the production of Himalayan glaciers as sources of environmental knowledge. This research was conducted under the auspices of the interdisciplinary research group ‘Waterscapes’ funded by the Cluster of Excellence: Asia and Europe in a Global Context. Dr. Baghel obtained his PhD in Geography from Heidelberg University ... Read more
Reviews for River Control in India