Aswan High Dam Resettlement of Egyptian Nubians (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789811019340)

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.


Author: Thayer Scudder
ISBN-10: 9811019347
ISBN-13: 9789811019340
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 08/15/2016
Pages: 55
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.16d