Author: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF RECLAMATION.
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Languages : fr
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Development plan for the Litani river basin, republic of Lebanon
Author: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF RECLAMATION.
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Development Plan for the Litani River Basin, Republic of Lebanon: General description and economic analysis
Author: United States. Bureau of Reclamation
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Category : Litani River watershed
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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Category : Litani River watershed
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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Concrete Revolution
Author: Christopher Sneddon
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022628445X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 283
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Water may seem innocuous, but as a universal necessity, it inevitably intersects with politics when it comes to acquisition, control, and associated technologies. While we know a great deal about the socioecological costs and benefits of modern dams, we know far less about their political origins and ramifications. In Concrete Revolution, Christopher Sneddon offers a corrective: a compelling historical account of the US Bureau of Reclamation’s contributions to dam technology, Cold War politics, and the social and environmental adversity perpetuated by the US government in its pursuit of economic growth and geopolitical power. Founded in 1902, the Bureau became enmeshed in the US State Department’s push for geopolitical power following World War II, a response to the Soviet Union’s increasing global sway. By offering technical and water resource management advice to the world’s underdeveloped regions, the Bureau found that it could not only provide them with economic assistance and the United States with investment opportunities, but also forge alliances and shore up a country’s global standing in the face of burgeoning communist influence. Drawing on a number of international case studies—from the Bureau’s early forays into overseas development and the launch of its Foreign Activities Office in 1950 to the Blue Nile investigation in Ethiopia—Concrete Revolution offers insights into this historic damming boom, with vital implications for the present. If, Sneddon argues, we can understand dams as both technical and political objects rather than instruments of impartial science, we can better participate in current debates about large dams and river basin planning.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022628445X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Water may seem innocuous, but as a universal necessity, it inevitably intersects with politics when it comes to acquisition, control, and associated technologies. While we know a great deal about the socioecological costs and benefits of modern dams, we know far less about their political origins and ramifications. In Concrete Revolution, Christopher Sneddon offers a corrective: a compelling historical account of the US Bureau of Reclamation’s contributions to dam technology, Cold War politics, and the social and environmental adversity perpetuated by the US government in its pursuit of economic growth and geopolitical power. Founded in 1902, the Bureau became enmeshed in the US State Department’s push for geopolitical power following World War II, a response to the Soviet Union’s increasing global sway. By offering technical and water resource management advice to the world’s underdeveloped regions, the Bureau found that it could not only provide them with economic assistance and the United States with investment opportunities, but also forge alliances and shore up a country’s global standing in the face of burgeoning communist influence. Drawing on a number of international case studies—from the Bureau’s early forays into overseas development and the launch of its Foreign Activities Office in 1950 to the Blue Nile investigation in Ethiopia—Concrete Revolution offers insights into this historic damming boom, with vital implications for the present. If, Sneddon argues, we can understand dams as both technical and political objects rather than instruments of impartial science, we can better participate in current debates about large dams and river basin planning.
The Bureau of Reclamation
Author: William D. Rowley
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Languages : en
Pages : 668
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Pages : 668
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The Bureau of Reclamation: From developing to managing water, 1945-2000
Author: William D. Rowley
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Category : Dams
Languages : en
Pages : 668
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Category : Dams
Languages : en
Pages : 668
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Bureau of Reclamation
Author: Interior Department
Publisher: Reclamation Bureau
ISBN: 9780160913648
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 668
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NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRODUCT- OVERSTOCK SALE Significantly reduced list price The second volume of the history of the Bureau of Reclamation offers a discussion and examination of the eventful years in the latter part ofthe twentieth century. Volume two covers from the end of World War II through year 2000 and is the last volume in this project. "
Publisher: Reclamation Bureau
ISBN: 9780160913648
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRODUCT- OVERSTOCK SALE Significantly reduced list price The second volume of the history of the Bureau of Reclamation offers a discussion and examination of the eventful years in the latter part ofthe twentieth century. Volume two covers from the end of World War II through year 2000 and is the last volume in this project. "
The Litani River, Lebanon: An Assessment and Current Challenges
Author: Amin Shaban
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319763008
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
This book presents a collection of chapters covering research on the Litani River Basin. The Litani River Basin occupies about a quarter of Lebanon's surface area, and it has recently been subject to severe geo-environmental conditions such as water contamination and decreased discharge. This motivated the Lebanese government to take action and start working on the remediation of the river. These actions are also supported by international organizations including the World Bank.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319763008
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
This book presents a collection of chapters covering research on the Litani River Basin. The Litani River Basin occupies about a quarter of Lebanon's surface area, and it has recently been subject to severe geo-environmental conditions such as water contamination and decreased discharge. This motivated the Lebanese government to take action and start working on the remediation of the river. These actions are also supported by international organizations including the World Bank.
Bulgaria's Agricultural Economy in Brief
Author: Agnes Isabel Gomez Sanderson
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 758
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 758
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Research on Agricultural Development in Selected Middle Eastern Countries
Author: Donald C. Taylor
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 194
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 194
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The Economic Impact of Development
Author: Ezzedin M. Shamsedin
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Category : Lebanon
Languages : en
Pages : 586
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Category : Lebanon
Languages : en
Pages : 586
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