When local power meets hydropower: Reconceptualizing resettlement along the Nam Gnouang River in Laos
In Laos, hydropower development is occurring at rapid, though controversial pace. While hydropower development could in principle contribute to the country’s development objectives to promote economic growth and reduce poverty, it also impacts people’s livelihoods especially local communities living...
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| author | Katus, S Suhardiman, Diana Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali |
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| description | In Laos, hydropower development is occurring at rapid, though controversial pace. While hydropower development could in principle contribute to the country’s development objectives to promote economic growth and reduce poverty, it also impacts people’s livelihoods especially local communities living along the river. Focusing on the transition of Nam Gnouang River into a reservoir, this article looks at the process of resettlement of four neighboring villages in Bolikhamxai Province, Laos into one resettlement site, Ban Keosengkham. Conceptualizing hydropower development as a ‘technology’ of power, it illustrates how power relations between villagers, local government authorities, and dam developers determine resettlement processes and outcomes. |
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| spelling | CGSpace762732025-06-17T08:23:57Z When local power meets hydropower: Reconceptualizing resettlement along the Nam Gnouang River in Laos Katus, S Suhardiman, Diana Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali water power rural settlement living standards economic growth poverty local government local communities rivers energy generation reservoir storage villages In Laos, hydropower development is occurring at rapid, though controversial pace. While hydropower development could in principle contribute to the country’s development objectives to promote economic growth and reduce poverty, it also impacts people’s livelihoods especially local communities living along the river. Focusing on the transition of Nam Gnouang River into a reservoir, this article looks at the process of resettlement of four neighboring villages in Bolikhamxai Province, Laos into one resettlement site, Ban Keosengkham. Conceptualizing hydropower development as a ‘technology’ of power, it illustrates how power relations between villagers, local government authorities, and dam developers determine resettlement processes and outcomes. 2016-06 2016-07-26T04:21:12Z 2016-07-26T04:21:12Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76273 en Limited Access Elsevier Katus, S.; Suhardiman, Diana; Senaratna Sellamutu, Sonali. 2016. When local power meets hydropower: Reconceptualizing resettlement along the Nam Gnouang River in Laos. Geoforum, 72:6-15. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2016.03.007 |
| spellingShingle | water power rural settlement living standards economic growth poverty local government local communities rivers energy generation reservoir storage villages Katus, S Suhardiman, Diana Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali When local power meets hydropower: Reconceptualizing resettlement along the Nam Gnouang River in Laos |
| title | When local power meets hydropower: Reconceptualizing resettlement along the Nam Gnouang River in Laos |
| title_full | When local power meets hydropower: Reconceptualizing resettlement along the Nam Gnouang River in Laos |
| title_fullStr | When local power meets hydropower: Reconceptualizing resettlement along the Nam Gnouang River in Laos |
| title_full_unstemmed | When local power meets hydropower: Reconceptualizing resettlement along the Nam Gnouang River in Laos |
| title_short | When local power meets hydropower: Reconceptualizing resettlement along the Nam Gnouang River in Laos |
| title_sort | when local power meets hydropower reconceptualizing resettlement along the nam gnouang river in laos |
| topic | water power rural settlement living standards economic growth poverty local government local communities rivers energy generation reservoir storage villages |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/76273 |
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