Books by Thayer Scudder

This book highlights the first comparative long-term analysis of the negative impacts of large dams on riverine communities and on free-flowing rivers in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

Viewed by some as symbols of progress and by others as inherently flawed, large dams remain one of the most contentious development issues on Earth. This title examines the impacts of large dams on ecosystems, societies and political economies. It also analyzes the structure of the decision-making process for water resource development.