A Dam For Africa

Author : Stephan F. Miescher
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-07-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780253059987

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A Dam for Africa by Stephan F. Miescher Pdf

Since its construction in the early 1960s, the hydroelectric Akosombo Dam across the Volta River has exemplified the possibilities and challenges of development in Ghana. Drawing upon a wealth of sources, A Dam for Africa investigates contrasting stories about how this dam has transformed a West African nation, while providing a model for other African countries. The massive Akosombo Dam is the keystone of the Volta River Project that includes a large manmade lake 250 miles long, the VALCO aluminum smelter, new cities and towns, a deep-sea harbor, and an electrical grid. On the local level, Akosombo has meant access to electricity for people in urban and industrial areas across southern Ghana. For others, Akosombo inflicted tremendous social and environmental costs. The dam altered the ecology of the Lower Volta, displaced 80,000 people in the Volta Basin, and affected the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Ghanaians. In A Dam for Africa, Stephan Miescher explores four intersecting narratives: Ghanaian debates and aspirations about modernization in the context of decolonization and Cold War; international efforts of the US aluminum industry to benefit from Akosombo through cheap electricity for their VALCO smelter; local stories of upheaval and devastation in resettlement towns; and a nation-wide quest toward electrification and energy justice during times of economic crises, droughts, and climate change.

Author : Neville Rubin,William M. Warren
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317845560

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Dams in Africa Cb by Neville Rubin,William M. Warren Pdf

First published in 1968. The present volume originated in a seminar which was conducted at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London during the 1965-66 academic session. With the possible exception of railways, there have been no projects in Africa of comparable size and implications to the giant dams, involving as they do such un-paralleled commitment of resources, with corresponding social, political and legal consequences. Some of these consequences have been considered in the essays presented here, both in the specific context of particular projects and as in the more general context of comparative surveys, by experts who were (with two exceptions) present at the seminar.

Author : Neville Ruben,William M. Warren
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0714612480

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Dams in Africa by Neville Ruben,William M. Warren Pdf

First published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Stephan F. Miescher
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-07-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780253059963

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A Dam for Africa by Stephan F. Miescher Pdf

Since its construction in the early 1960s, the hydroelectric Akosombo Dam across the Volta River has exemplified the possibilities and challenges of development in Ghana. Drawing upon a wealth of sources, A Dam for Africa investigates contrasting stories about how this dam has transformed a West African nation, while providing a model for other African countries. The massive Akosombo Dam is the keystone of the Volta River Project that includes a large manmade lake 250 miles long, the VALCO aluminum smelter, new cities and towns, a deep-sea harbor, and an electrical grid. On the local level, Akosombo has meant access to electricity for people in urban and industrial areas across southern Ghana. For others, Akosombo inflicted tremendous social and environmental costs. The dam altered the ecology of the Lower Volta, displaced 80,000 people in the Volta Basin, and affected the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Ghanaians. In A Dam for Africa, Stephan Miescher explores four intersecting narratives: Ghanaian debates and aspirations about modernization in the context of decolonization and Cold War; international efforts of the US aluminum industry to benefit from Akosombo through cheap electricity for their VALCO smelter; local stories of upheaval and devastation in resettlement towns; and a nation-wide quest toward electrification and energy justice during times of economic crises, droughts, and climate change.

Author : J. Tischler
Publisher : Springer
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137268778

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Light and Power for a Multiracial Nation by J. Tischler Pdf

'Modernisation' was one of the most pervasive ideologies of the twentieth century. Focusing on a case study of the Kariba Dam in central-southern Africa and based on an array of primary sources and interviews the book provides a nuanced understanding of development in the turbulent late 1950s, a time when most colonies moved towards independence.

Author : Matthew P. McCartney
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Dams
ISBN : 9789290906629

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Decision Support Systems for Large Dam Planning and Operation in Africa by Matthew P. McCartney Pdf

Supported by many International agencies.

Author : Dzodzi Tsikata
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006-05-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789047406556

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Living in the Shadow of the Large Dams by Dzodzi Tsikata Pdf

This book on dam-affected communities of the Volta River Project breaks with the mould and tackles the question of long term environmental and socio-economic impacts and responses of two often neglected groups of communities- the downstream and lakeside communities.

Author : Henry Olivier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Dams
ISBN : UOM:39015000998958

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Great Dams in Southern Africa by Henry Olivier Pdf

Author : Giuseppina Siciliano,Frauke Urban
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781315440026

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Chinese Hydropower Development in Africa and Asia by Giuseppina Siciliano,Frauke Urban Pdf

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.

Author : Allen F. Isaacman,Barbara S. Isaacman
Publisher : Ohio University Press
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780821444504

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Dams, Displacement, and the Delusion of Development by Allen F. Isaacman,Barbara S. Isaacman Pdf

Cahora Bassa Dam on the Zambezi River, built in the early 1970s during the final years of Portuguese rule, was the last major infrastructure project constructed in Africa during the turbulent era of decolonization. Engineers and hydrologists praised the dam for its technical complexity and the skills required to construct what was then the world’s fifth-largest mega-dam. Portuguese colonial officials cited benefits they expected from the dam—from expansion of irrigated farming and European settlement, to improved transportation throughout the Zambezi River Valley, to reduced flooding in this area of unpredictable rainfall. “The project, however, actually resulted in cascading layers of human displacement, violence, and environmental destruction. Its electricity benefited few Mozambicans, even after the former guerrillas of FRELIMO (Frente de Libertação de Moçambique) came to power; instead, it fed industrialization in apartheid South Africa.” (Richard Roberts) This in-depth study of the region examines the dominant developmentalist narrative that has surrounded the dam, chronicles the continual violence that has accompanied its existence, and gives voice to previously unheard narratives of forced labor, displacement, and historical and contemporary life in the dam’s shadow.

Author : M. J. Tumbare
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789982240536

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The Management of the Zambezi River Basin and Kariba Dam by M. J. Tumbare Pdf

This book brings together articles and conference papers on the Zambezi River and Kariba Dam written by Dr. Tumbare between 1998-2010. Part I discusses issues of river basin and integrated water resources management and Part II contains papers in infrastructure development in the water and energy sectors.

Author : Dzodzi Tsikata
Publisher : African Social Studies
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122407104

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Living in the Shadow of the Large Dams by Dzodzi Tsikata Pdf

Studies of populations affected by large dams are usually about physically displaced and resettled communities. This book on the Volta River Project breaks with the mould and tackles the long term environmental and socio-economic impacts of the Akosombo and Kpong Dams and the livelihood responses of two neglected groups- downstream and lakeside communities. In a detailed study which takes a gendered political economy of livelihoods approach, the book examines livelihoods in downstream and lakeside communities from a historical perspective. The study takes into account the contribution of factors such as the environmental restructuring of the Lower Volta and the exodus of its most economically active population to the Volta Lake, the state's neglect of affected communities, the changing economic and social context of Ghana, and social relations of class, gender and kinship (including inter-generational relations) to livelihood trajectories and outcomes.

Author : J.A. Llanos,J. Yague,F. Sanz de Ormijana,M. Cabrera,J. Penas
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1012 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9058095347

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Dam Maintenance and Rehabilitation by J.A. Llanos,J. Yague,F. Sanz de Ormijana,M. Cabrera,J. Penas Pdf

During the life of a dam, changes in safety standards, legislation and land use will inevitably occur, and functional deterioration may also appear. To meet these challenges, these Proceedings from a panel of international experts assess, define and re-evaluate the design criteria for the construction of dams and the many attendant issues in on-going maintenance and management. Authors include international specialists: academics, professionals and those in local government, utilities and suppliers. Practitioners from these same fields will find the book a useful tool in acquiring a comprehensive knowledge of managing and retrofitting dams, so that they can continue to meet society's needs.

Author : Raj Bardouille,Mechthild Nagel,Muna Ndulo
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2008-12-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781443802277

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The Hydropolitics of Africa by Raj Bardouille,Mechthild Nagel,Muna Ndulo Pdf

Water is both an essential resource and a source of disease and conflict in contemporary Africa. And we begin to learn that far distant processes of consumption and pollution can have their impact on the water systems of Africa: global warming produced by the material culture of the first world threatens the weather systems and very survival of developing countries. In this context, this volume – the product of an expert meeting at Cornell University’s Institute for African Development – traces and tracks the dynamics of the contemporary hydropolitics of Africa. The volume contains a variety of approaches to the study of the organisation of water within Africa ranging from technical essays on water borne diseases, through institutional analyses of the legal and political arrangements around the distribution of water to social policy analyses of the unmet demand for water amongst Africa’s poor. Taken as a whole, the volume provides the reader with a useful reference work on the contemporary hydropolitics of Africa whilst simultaneously providing a lively introduction to a critical and much neglected area of African development policy.

Author : Heather J. Hoag
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781441111227

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Developing the Rivers of East and West Africa by Heather J. Hoag Pdf

How did rivers contribute to the economic and political development of modern Africa? How did African and European notions of nature's value and meaning differ? And how have these evaluations of Africa's rivers changed between 1850 and the present day? Drawing upon examples from across the African continent, Developing the Rivers of East and West Africa explores the role African waterways played in the continent's economic, social, and political development and provides the first historical study of the key themes in African river history. Rivers acted as more than important transportation byways; their waters were central to both colonial and postcolonial economic development efforts. This book synthesizes the available research on African rivers with new evidence to offer students of African and environmental history a narrative of how people have used and engaged the continent's water resources. It analyzes key themes in Africa's modern history - European exploration, establishment of colonial rule, economic development, 'green' politics - and each case study provides a lens through which to view social, economic and ecological change in Africa.