GEOG 121 Lecture 20: GEOG 121 15 November 2015
Document Summary
The growth of hydroelectric dams: the cases of thailand and laos. Leaders wanted to fund projects that would bring country together. Fisherman who depended on fishing greatly affected, population of fish decreased. Fish ladder made to let fish move past damn, however the fish in mekong could not even jump the fish ladders. However they asked people who didn"t have any connection with dam. Help with flood control -gov"t claims this for the building of dam. Lecture objectives: to outline major features of the development of hydroelectric power in southeast asia and. South korean regional development projects: south korean government organizations and the promotion of the korean development model, south korean economic aid and dam building in southeast asia (e. g. , laos) Laos a target for foreign investors in korea. Us-mexican relations, us chemical companies, and mexican farmworkers. Unintended consequences of us environmentalism: pulido"s argument. Structural consequences of racialized markets: global and transnational dimensions of environmental racism.
