Silenced rivers: the ecology and politics of large dams

Abstract

* A New Order for Rivers and Society: The World Commission on Dams and Beyond * 1. The Power and the Water * 2. Rivers No More: The Environmental Effects of Dams * 3. Temples of Doom: The Human Consequences of Dams * 4. When Things Fall Apart: The Technical Failures of Large Dams * 5. Empty Promises: The Elusive Benefits of Large Dams * 6. Paradise Lost: Dams and Irrigation * 7. The Wise Use of Watersheds * 8. Energy: Revolution or Catastrophe? * 9. Industry Applies, Man Conforms: The Political Economy of Damming * 10. We Will Not Move: The International Anti-Dam Movement * Appendixes