Silenced Rivers：The Ecology and Politics of Large Dams

Entirelyupdatedinthelightofthe2001WorldCommissiononDamsReport,andrespondingtoit,thisneweditionofPatrickMcCully'sclassicstudyshowswhylargedamshavebecomesuchacontroversialtechnologicalissueinboththeindustrializedandthedevelopingcountries.Thebooktellsthestoryoftherapidgrowthoftheinternationalanti-dammovementandsuggestsalternativemethodsofsupplyingtheservicessupposedlyprovidedbysuchdams.