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China’s dam-builders: their role in transboundary river management in South-East Asia

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  • Frauke Urban
  • Giuseppina Siciliano
  • Johan Nordensvard

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This article investigates China’s role as the world’s largest builder of and investor in large dams, focussing on the Greater Mekong Sub-Region in South-East Asia. It addresses the role Chinese actors play in dam-building as well as the environmental, social, economic and political implications by drawing on case studies from Cambodia and Vietnam. The article finds that China’s dam-building is perceived very differently in different countries of South-East Asia. In Cambodia, the dams in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region are considered instruments of economic growth and development, whereas downstream in Vietnam the dams are seen as potentially undermining national growth, development and security.

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  • Frauke Urban & Giuseppina Siciliano & Johan Nordensvard, 2018. "China’s dam-builders: their role in transboundary river management in South-East Asia," International Journal of Water Resources Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(5), pages 747-770, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:34:y:2018:i:5:p:747-770
    DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1329138
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    1. Haiyun Shi & Ji Chen & Suning Liu & Bellie Sivakumar, 2019. "The Role of Large Dams in Promoting Economic Development under the Pressure of Population Growth," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(10), pages 1-14, May.
    2. Long Ho & Peter Goethals, 2020. "Research hotspots and current challenges of lakes and reservoirs: a bibliometric analysis," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 124(1), pages 603-631, July.
    3. Hansol Lee & Jeongeun Son & Suyeon Min & Haeun Lee & Mi Sun Park, 2023. "Natural Resources Conflicts on Borderlands by the Five Spheres of Earth System," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-24, January.
    4. Priyanka Mallick, 2022. "Transboundary River Cooperation in Mekong Basin: A Sub-regional Perspective," Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs, , vol. 9(1), pages 50-71, April.

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