Climate change and the hydropower sector: A global review
Renewable sources of electricity, such as solar and wind, need to be paired with sources of
reliable baseload. Hydropower is a renewable, low‐emission source of electricity baseload …
reliable baseload. Hydropower is a renewable, low‐emission source of electricity baseload …
Riverhood: Political ecologies of socionature commoning and translocal struggles for water justice
Mega-damming, pollution and depletion endanger rivers worldwide. Meanwhile, modernist
imaginaries of ordering 'unruly waters and humans' have become cornerstones of hydraulic …
imaginaries of ordering 'unruly waters and humans' have become cornerstones of hydraulic …
Climate change and agrarian struggles: an invitation to contribute to a JPS Forum
This essay introduces and invites contributions to a new Journal of Peasant Studies Forum
on 'climate change and critical agrarian studies'. Climate change is inextricably entwined …
on 'climate change and critical agrarian studies'. Climate change is inextricably entwined …
Geographies of big water infrastructure: Contemporary insights and future research opportunities
T Birkenholtz - Geography Compass, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Largescale “big” water infrastructure is once again at the forefront of the global
developmentalist agenda and is receiving attendant scholarly attention. Given this parallel …
developmentalist agenda and is receiving attendant scholarly attention. Given this parallel …
[HTML][HTML] Conflicted transitions: Exploring the actors, tactics, and outcomes of social opposition against energy infrastructure
Given the growing frequency, severity, and salience of social mobilization and community
action on energy and climate issues, in this study we systematically explore the …
action on energy and climate issues, in this study we systematically explore the …
[PDF][PDF] Ontological politics in river defence debates: Unpacking fields of contention in eco-centric and non-human turns
In response to capitalist territorial transformations, humans' predatory subjection of nature,
and worldwide socio-environmental injustices, a diverse set of eco-centric, other-than …
and worldwide socio-environmental injustices, a diverse set of eco-centric, other-than …
Politicizing hydroelectric power plants in Portugal: Spatio-temporal injustices and psychosocial impacts of renewable energy colonialism in the Global North
S Batel, S Küpers - Globalizations, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The extent to which infrastructures being deployed for a postcarbon transition can be
considered sustainable has been increasingly scrutinized within the critical turn in energy …
considered sustainable has been increasingly scrutinized within the critical turn in energy …
Impacts of hydropower development on locals' livelihoods in the Global South
The construction of hydroelectric dams in the Global South and emerging economies is
controversial; on one hand, advocates highlight the positive impacts at national and global …
controversial; on one hand, advocates highlight the positive impacts at national and global …
Damn those damn dams: Fluvial longitudinal connectivity impairment for European diadromous fish throughout the 20th century
River longitudinal connectivity is crucial for diadromous fish species to reproduce and grow,
its fragmentation by large dams may prevent these species to complete their life cycle. This …
its fragmentation by large dams may prevent these species to complete their life cycle. This …
[PDF][PDF] Modern and nonmodern waters: Sociotechnical controversies, successful anti-dam movements and water ontologies
S Flaminio - Water Alternatives, 2021 - water-alternatives.org
Many new dam projects are presently being put forward, revealing both the comeback of
large hydraulic infrastructure and the resilience of the modern ontology of water. To …
large hydraulic infrastructure and the resilience of the modern ontology of water. To …