 | Chinese Hydropower Development in Africa and Asia: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Global Dam-Building Subjects: Area Studies; Built Environment; Global Development; Economics Finance Business & Industry; Engineering & Technology; Environment and Sustainability; Geography; Politics & International Relations; African Studies; Environment & the Global South; Sustainable Development; Environmental Policy; Environmental Politics; Environment & Resources; International Relations; Asian Studies; Energy; Regional Development; Economics; Civil Environmental and Geotechnical Engineering; Environmental Management; Human Geography; Hydro and marine energy; Africa - Regional Development; China; South East Asia; Development Economics; Environmental Economics; Water Engineering; Resource Management - Environmental Studies; Political Geography; Development Geography; Asian Studies (General); Chinese Studies; In recent years, both Chinese overseas investment and hydropower development have been topics of increasing interest and research, with Chinese actors acting as financiers, developers, builders and sub-contractors. Chinese Hydropower Development in Africa and Asia explores the governance and socio-economic implications of large Chinese dams' development in low- and middle-income countries in Asia and Africa and asks how these big infrastructure projects promote sustainable local and national development in the recipient countries. The book first discusses general aspects of Chinese involvement in hydropower development in Africa and Asia, looking at political and economic aspects, before presenting selected case studies from large dams built and financed by Chinese actors in Asia and Africa. Based on these results, the book further makes recommendations on how to improve the planning, implementation and governance of large dams for sustainable global dam-building. This volume is a valuable resource for academics, researchers and scholars in the areas of Development, Environmental Studies, Politics and Economics. Giuseppina Siciliano is a Research Fellow at the School of Oriental and African Studies SOAS, University of London, UK. Frauke Urban is a Reader at the School of Oriental and African Studies SOAS, University of London, UK. |
