Aswan High Dam resettlement of Egyptian Nubians

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Aswan High Dam resettlement of Egyptian Nubians

Thayer Scudder

(Springer briefs on case studies of sustainable development / series editors, Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada)

Springer, c2016

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 53-55)

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

Table of Contents

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.

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  • NCID
    BB24325656
  • ISBN
    • 9789811019340
  • LCCN
    2016946935
  • Country Code
    xx
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    [S.l.]
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvii, 55 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Parent Bibliography ID
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