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Aswan High Dam Resettlement of Egyptian Nubians
Thayer Scudder
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Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs on Case Studies of Sustainable Development. Num Pages: 55 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 7 colour illustrations, 15 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: RGC; RGCM; RNF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 4. Weight in Grams: 134.
This book highlights the long-term resettlement process of the Egyptian Nubian people along the Aswan High Dam. Assessing the resettlement of 48,000 Egyptian Nubians in connection with the High Dam is especially important for three main reasons: firstly, this resettlement process is one of the rare cases in which research begun before the dam was built has continued for over forty years. Secondly, the resettlement of the Egyptian Nubian people is one of the few cases in which the living standards of the large majority improved because of the initial political will of the government, combined with Nubian initiatives. Thirdly, ... Read more
This book highlights the long-term resettlement process of the Egyptian Nubian people along the Aswan High Dam. Assessing the resettlement of 48,000 Egyptian Nubians in connection with the High Dam is especially important for three main reasons: firstly, this resettlement process is one of the rare cases in which research begun before the dam was built has continued for over forty years. Secondly, the resettlement of the Egyptian Nubian people is one of the few cases in which the living standards of the large majority improved because of the initial political will of the government, combined with Nubian initiatives. Thirdly, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Number of pages
55
Condition
New
Series
SpringerBriefs on Case Studies of Sustainable Development
Number of Pages
55
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789811019340
SKU
V9789811019340
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About Thayer Scudder
Prof. Thayer Scudder is an Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the California Institute of Technology, USA. He is a leading World authority on dams and is the former Commissioner of the World Commission on Dams. His research interests are in the area of socioeconomic impacts of large dams, regional development, and community-based natural resource management.
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