River Control in India

Spatial, Governmental and Subjective Dimensions

AvRavi Baghel

Inbunden, Engelska, 2014

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Large river systems throughout the planet have been dramatically transformed due to river control projects such as large dams and embankments. This book identifies the spatial aspects of the norms through which the ideal river and the deficient river in need of control are produced.

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Utgivningsdatum:2014-02-27
Mått:155 x 235 x 16 mm
Vikt:448 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research
Antal sidor:165
Upplaga:2014
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319044316

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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 in 2013, supported by a scholarship from the Cluster of Excellence. He had previously received a Masters degree in Social Sciences from the University of Freiburg, Germany, and the University of KwaZulu- Natal, South Africa, and a Bachelor’s degree in Chinese from Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. He is a fellow of the Earth System Governance Project, and his research interests are in the interaction of knowledge and space, South Asian environmental issues and highly skilled migrants.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction.- Analytical Approaches to River Control.- Genealogy of the Hydraulic Mission.- Governmentality of River Embankment.- Subjectivity in Expert Advocacy.- Conclusion.