The Mekong A River And Its People
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The Mekong A River And Its People
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Author : John Hoskin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
The Mekong A River And Its People written by John Hoskin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with China categories.
The Mekong
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
The Mekong written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Indochina categories.
The Mekong
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Author : Ian Charles Campbell
language : en
Publisher: Academic Press
Release Date : 2009-11-20
The Mekong written by Ian Charles Campbell and has been published by Academic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-20 with Science categories.
The Mekong is the most controversial river in Southeast Asia, and increasingly the focus of international attention. It flows through 6 counties, China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Viet Nam. The 4 downstream countries have formed the Mekong River Commission to promote sustainable development of the river and many of their people depend on it for their subsistence ? it has possible the largest freshwater fishery in the world, and the Mekong waters support rice agriculture in the delta in Viet Nam (which produces about 40% of that country's food) as well as in Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. China is now building the first large mainstream dam on the river, and has proposals for several more. These dams are likely to affect the downstream countries. Several of the downstream countries also have plans for large scale hydropower and irrigation development which could also impact the river. This book will provide a solid overview of the biophysical environment of the Mekong together with a discussion of the possible impacts, biophysical, economic and social, of some possible development scenarios. It is intended to provide a technical basis which can inform the growing political and conservation debate about the future of the Mekong River, and those who depend on it. It is aimed at river ecologists, geographers, environmentalists and development specialists both in the basin and (especially) outside for whom access to this material is most difficult. This book will be the first comprehensive treatment of the Mekong system. The first comprehensive overview of all aspects of the Mekong River system Deals with a regionally critical ecosystem and one under threat The Mekong supports the world's largest freshwater fishery and provides water underpinning a major regional rice paddy system Presents the authoritative findings of the Mekong River Commission's research for a wider audience for the first time outside of limited distribution reports
The Mekong Currency
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
The Mekong Currency written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Science categories.
The Mekong Currency; lives and times of a river captures in poignant texts and intimate photo's the life of South-East Asia's mightiest river. Millions of people in Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam enjoy its wealth of fish, floodwaters and fertile mudplains. The river and its people are under direct threat. Prestigious dam projects are planned, which will alter the character of the river, affect the supply of water downstream, and force hundreds of thousands of people to resettle. The economic benefits of the dam projects are dubious. Controversy on the value of dams rages both in the North and the South, as the wealth generated by large dams usually flows to urban and industrial elites and influential landowners, at the expense of rural communities. Liesbeth Sluiter, writer and photo-journalist, spent a year following the Mekong and capturing the portraits in this book. Grainne Ryder, water resources engineer, works with the Project for Ecological Recovery in Thailand. They ask the reader to discover the issues. Above all, they invite us to look at the Mekong from the perspective of the farmers and fishers, whose livelihoods are sustained by the Mekong, who know the river's currency best and value it for all it is worth.
The Mekong River Basin
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Author : Hong Quan Nguyen
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2024-04-22
The Mekong River Basin written by Hong Quan Nguyen and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-22 with Science categories.
The Mekong River Basin: Ecohydrological Complexity from Catchment to Coast, Volume Three presents real facts, data and predictions for quantifying human-induced changes throughout the Mekong watershed, including its estuaries and coasts, and proposes solutions to decrease or mitigate the negative effect and enable sustainable development. This is the first work to link socio–ecological interaction study over the whole Mekong River basin through the lens of ecohydrology. Each chapter is written by a leading expert, with coverage on climate change, groundwater, land use, flooding drought, biodiversity and anthropological issues. Human activities are enormous in the whole watershed and are still increasing throughout the catchment, with severe negative impacts on natural resources are emerging. Among these activities, hydropower dams, especially a series of 11 dams in China, are the most critical as they generate massive changes throughout the system, including in the delta and to the livelihoods of millions of people and they threaten sustainability. Presents an extensive collection of eco-hydrological changes in the river basin driven by both nature and anthropological factors Provides state of the art modeling, data analysis methodologies for complex socio-ecological complexity applied in the Mekong river basin Includes specific cases of ecohydrology in the river basin, especially from the Mekong delta
Mekong The Last River
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Author : Kenji Aoyagi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Mekong The Last River written by Kenji Aoyagi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Mekong River categories.
When Myanmar (formerly Burma) opened its borders in 1992, the last obstacle to traversing the entire length of the Southeast Asian Mekong River fell, and photographer Kenji Aoyagi was finally able to complete his decade-long odyssey down this immense, fabled waterway. His photographs provide a breathtaking paean to the magnificent Mekong in its pristine state and the age-old cultures of the ethnic minorities who live along its banks. In Southeast Asia, the gradual resolution of political conflicts has brought about explosive economic growth, and with it the ravages of industrialization and pollution. This photographic collection is the first - and will probably be the last - record of the unspoiled beauty of the Mekong and its people. Mekong, The Last River provides a final glimpse into the traditions of the indigenous peoples whose ways of life, so intimately linked to the river, will soon be irrevocably changed forever.
River At Risk
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Author : Milton E. Osborne
language : en
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Release Date : 2004
River At Risk written by Milton E. Osborne and has been published by New Society Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Business & Economics categories.
This Paper delves into the conflict in the Mekong between countries' desire for hydroelectric power to satisfy soaring demand and the Mekong's fragile ecosystem and role as a primary food source. Over 70 million people depend directly on the river for their livelihood. Effective regional governance of the Mekong is needed but is not forthcoming.
The Mekong A Socio Legal Approach To River Basin Development
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Author : Ben Boer
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-12-22
The Mekong A Socio Legal Approach To River Basin Development written by Ben Boer and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-22 with Law categories.
An international river basin is an ecological system, an economic thoroughfare, a geographical area, a font of life and livelihoods, a geopolitical network and, often, a cultural icon. It is also a socio-legal phenomenon. This book is the first detailed study of an international river basin from a socio-legal perspective. The Mekong River Basin, which sustains approximately 70 million people across Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, provides a prime example of the socio-legal complexities of governing a transboundary river and its tributaries. The book applies its socio-legal analysis to bring a fresh approach to understanding conflicts surrounding water governance in the Mekong River Basin. The authors describe the wide range of uses being made of legal doctrine and legal argument in ongoing disputes surrounding hydropower development in the Basin, putting to rest lingering caricatures of a single, ‘ASEAN’ way of navigating conflict. They call into question some of the common assumptions concerning the relationship between law and development. The book also sheds light on important questions concerning the global hybridization or crossover of public and private power and its ramifications for water governance. With current debates and looming conflicts over water governance globally, and over shared rivers in particular, these issues could not be more pressing.
The River S Tale
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Author : Edward Gargan
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2003-01-07
The River S Tale written by Edward Gargan and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-01-07 with Travel categories.
Along the Mekong, from northern Tibet to Lijiang, from Luang Prabang to Phnom Penh to Can Lo, I moved from one world to another, among cultural islands often ignorant of each other’s presence. Yet each island, as if built on shifting sands and eroded and reshaped by a universal sea, was re-forming itself, or was being remolded, was expanding its horizons or sinking under the rising waters of a cultural global warming. It was a journey between worlds, worlds fragiley conjoined by a river both ominous and luminescent, muscular and bosomy, harsh and sensuous. From windswept plateaus to the South China Sea, the Mekong flows for three thousand miles, snaking its way through Southeast Asia. Long fascinated with this part of the world, former New York Times correspondent Edward Gargan embarked on an ambitious exploration of the Mekong and those living within its watershed. The River’s Tale is a rare and profound book that delivers more than a correspondent’s account of a place. It is a seminal examination of the Mekong and its people, a testament to the their struggles, their defeats and their victories.
Last Days Of The Mighty Mekong
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Author : Brian Eyler
language : en
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
Release Date : 2019-02-15
Last Days Of The Mighty Mekong written by Brian Eyler and has been published by Zed Books Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-15 with Political Science categories.
Celebrated for its natural beauty and its abundance of wildlife, the Mekong river runs thousands of miles through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Its basin is home to more than 70 million people and has for centuries been one of the world's richest agricultural areas and a biodynamic wonder. Today, however, it is undergoing profound changes. Development policies, led by a rising China in particular, aim to interconnect the region and urbanize the inhabitants. And a series of dams will harness the river's energy, while also stymieing its natural cycles and cutting off food supplies for swathes of the population. In Last Days of the Mighty Mekong, Brian Eyler travels from the river's headwaters in China to its delta in southern Vietnam to explore its modern evolution. Along the way he meets the region’s diverse peoples, from villagers to community leaders, politicians to policy makers. Through conversations with them he reveals the urgent struggle to save the Mekong and its unique ecosystem.