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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254126203321

Autore

Scudder Thayer

Titolo

Aswan High Dam Resettlement of Egyptian Nubians / / by Thayer Scudder

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

981-10-1935-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVII, 55 p. 10 illus., 7 illus. in color.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs on Case Studies of Sustainable Development, , 2196-7830

Disciplina

627.8

Soggetti

Sustainable development

Economic geography

Environmental management

Human geography

Sustainable Development

Economic Geography

Environmental Management

Human Geography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Egyptian Nubian Resettlement in the Context of Global Dam-induced Resettlement -- Egyptian Nubia before the High Dam -- Old Nubia and Lake Nasser Today -- Summary -- Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book highlights the long-term resettlement process of the Egyptian Nubian people along the Aswan High Dam. Assessing the resettlement of 48,000 Egyptian Nubians in connection with the High Dam is especially important for three main reasons: firstly, this resettlement process is one of the rare cases in which research begun before the dam was built has continued for over forty years. Secondly, the resettlement of the Egyptian Nubian people is one of the few cases in which the living standards of the large majority improved because of the initial political will of the government, combined with Nubian initiatives. Thirdly, given the complexity of the resettlement process, weaknesses in government planning, implementation, and in the weakening of government political provide valuable lessons for future



dam-induced resettlement efforts.