James Lassoie: 2 books
The Large Dam Dilemma
An Exploration of the Impacts of Hydro Projects on People and the Environment in China
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Large dam construction has significant environmental and social impacts at different scales. As the largest developing country in the world, China has built about half of the world’s large dams, and more are expected to be built over the next two decades to meet the country’s rapidly growing demand...
Himalayan Mobilities
An Exploration of the Impact of Expanding Rural Road Networks on Social and Ecological Systems in the Nepalese Himalaya
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2017
The goals of this book are to update information on the effects of rural road development, both in Nepal and globally, explain the environmental, socioeconomic, and sociocultural impacts of expanding rural road networks in the Nepalese Himalaya, and to promote further studies on rural road development...