The research is about the ‘Nimbyism’ between china three gorges dam and Iowa State Delhi dam and why there is occurrence of ‘Nimbysim’ of both countries though one protest of the dam (in china) is not successful while in US it is successful. The reason why this research has considered these dams are; first these two dams are among the largest dam projects that are built in the main rivers in both countries. The second reason is that both the dams impose the impact of sustainability is very high as they are going to overwhelm large landmass, displace millions of people and also have high ecological impact. The third reason is because that the two dams have had so much negative impact, which has made them receive national and international attention as well as opposition. The last rationale for choosing these two dams is that despite the fact that the two dams received immense opposition and non-cooperation from international financial institution such as the World Bank, the respective countries generated and used their own resources to finance the construction of these dams. It is also important to note that both Iowa state and China are reported to have a very fast growing economy. The two countries have also hit the headlines with being the producers of dam-induced displacement. While there are associated with the construction of each of the two projects, various cases of costs and conflicts is part of the two dam projects. These costs and conflicts have four main causes. The causes include technical, financial, political, and economic factors. According to Khagram (pg.8), these factors have made big and otherwise useful dams less attractive. Other than solving the major problem that was targeted by the project, they fail to so... ... middle of paper ... ...s in Iowa State. As a result of this research project, what is my suggestion? “In a democracy, such as the United States, we expect the public to have a role in governmental decision making. Yet the precise role that citizens should play in a democracy has been argued about for centuries” (Clawson, 2012). In my point of view, all citizen should pay a role in political activates; no matter you are a Chinese Three Gorges local resident or Iowa Delhi resident. On the other hand, the political government should expect local community’s attitude and opinion when they make a decision to do something. Citizens is part of the country, the state cannot ignore citizen’s attitude. On the other hand, the citizens also need to understanding the role of public participation is increasingly crucial for understanding how government makes and carries out decision (Tomas, 2002).
Furthermore, even though the Friend dam is the first primary purpose of it; it also follows a secondary purpose also. And that would be the Friend Power Authority which has 4 power plants. And within the plants it has turbines in it. What this turbine does it is that it generates water into the channel or tubes, and then it let it out into the four outlets which flows out into its benefits locations.
The use of turbines from dams to provide power was a brilliant idea until water levels started running lower than normal. The water waste from humanity is directly contributing to portions of it, aside from drought conditions affected by pollution, widespread fires battled, and more adds to the depletion thereof. When humanity is relying on power provided from dams to handle the demand, they are essentially relying on the assumption that water levels will always be there to provide it. The Hoover Dam provides power to the southwestern portion of the USA that has a large number of people.
Some would say that it presents as an absence of commitment to the influence of citizen’s although it becomes difficult to conceptualize the engagement of citizens as the basis for new or changing policy. Is the average citizen equipped with the knowledge to assess any and all governmental issues equally? Is personal opinion, without grounded bearings of evidence, enough? Can contingencies be placed upon the desire to strengthen citizen participation in public policy-making? The questions are endless, and even yet the Woodford and Preston note “statutory requirements for citizens input ‘would not necessarily mean that citizen engagement is accessible and done particularly well’” (356). The inclusion and weight of citizen input is necessary, although to what degree remains un-established.
When dams are created, such as the Glen Canyon Dam, their done so in hope to manipulate water flow for our benefit. These benefits, or positives come from a wide rang of categories. Some include hydroelectric power, controlled water supply, flood control, recreational areas for leisure activities such as boating and fishing. However, as we have progressed since the building of the damn in 1963, it seems we have dug up a lot more negatives than positives.
Yet, there is no such thing as “clean hydro power,” with the exception of very small-scale hydropower dams at the individual or neighborhood level. Hydro powered dams can cause major fluctuations in downstream flows, and even dewater the stream channel, leading to direct death of fish and other species. The main effects of a dam on a river is that it disrupts flows, lowers water quality, blocks the movement of rivers vital nutrients and sediment, destroys fish and wildlife habitat, and eliminates recreational opportunities. Reservoirs slow and broaden rivers, making them warmer, reducing water quality, and harboring destructive nonnative species that scatter throughout the watershed and prey on and compete with native wildlife. The environmental, economic, and social impacts of a dam and reservoir may run the entire length of the river from the highest mountain peaks that feed the headwaters to the river’s outlet at the ocean according to
The Three Gorges Dam in China is the largest hydroelectric dam ever built. The Three Gorges Dam (TGD) was built to prevent flooding, as well as produce energy. Flooding has plagued the Yangtze for centuries; Chinese authorities estimate that some 300,000 people were killed in the 20th century's largest Yangtze River floods. In 2012 during the peak flood season, with a peak flow of 70,000 cubic meters of water per second (Angela), the TGD performed as expected controlling the floodwaters, from flooding the Yangtze saving thousands of lives. Production of power has been as inclusive as preventing flooding, “the hydropower produced by the TGD will supply only produce 3% of Chinas energy needs (originally assumed to supply 10%, however the rise in population and demand, has decreased it to 3%.) The hydroelectric power will save energy needed to mine, wash and transport coal from northern China”(Angela).
Hoover, Glen Canyon, and the Three Gorges. What do these three things have in common? They are all man-made dams. Throughout the world, man-made dams affect the three pillars of sustainability. A legend of controversy surrounding these dams has created a unique background story, as well as shown the positives and negatives of these man-made wonders.
Outside of China, the United States is the most-dammed country on the planet. Counting only dams taller than fifty feet high, the U.S. has some 5,000 dams that range from giant hydroelectric dams such as the Grand Coulee in Washington State to flood control dams in the southeast and dams that provide water for irrigation in California. Overall the United States has as many as 2.5 million dams of one sort or another. The design and construction of many of these dams took place between 1930 and 1975. This 45 years period is known as the golden age of dam building, starting with the construction of the Hoover Dam beginning in 1931. By the 1970s the golden age of dam construction began to come to an end with increased concerns of the impacts of dams on their surroundings. To better understand this time period I will look at the construction of Hoover Dam during the 1930’s followed by an examination many of today’s arguments for and against dams [i].
When participation is present, the rulemaking process and the resulting rule becomes rational, readier for implementation and enforcement, and faithful to legislative content. However, despite the strong promises of public participation in rulemaking, it does not occur automatically. If it occurs, the success of participation generally depends on the presence of perquisites such as awareness of the rule, correct identification of the effects of the rule to the interest groups, familiarity with the opportunity for participation, and possession of the necessary resources to respond appropriately. Overall, public participation in a democratic society is challenging in the sense that it makes the process more complicated and prone to conflicts; but it also makes the rule develop strong foundation because it is based on real information derived from the population with whom the rule is being directed
Farmers need the water to the most but still comprised, “...Farmers at the heart of it all have signed on to the deal...wish they could remain set in their ways,”(3 Weintraub). Farmers know that they need as much water as possible to grow their crops. Farmers do realize if nothing changes, then no one gets the water if the water runs out. They also have faith that this project will work. Farmers contribute the fruits and vegetables that we need in our daily nutrients. We suffer from the water shortage with the farmers. Therefore, supporting this project despite that fact of money problems can help us in the long run. Everyone supports this project, because of the desperate need of water. if the plan works, then we will have hope for the future, “New land and new techniques will be employed to store reserves as groundwater that can be pulled back to the surface with wells and pumps,” (8 W). This plan gives people hope that we can fix the river and how it will benefit us as a city. When the waters pumped into the pipes we can shower without worry about it suddenly shuts off. New techniques will give us the help we need to restore the river. The project may seem extortionate, but a small price to pay to mend the once inspiring river.This project can do more than just repair the river. “...an agreement that everyone could live with, and we could go forward to work together,” (15 W). This project can bring our community
In modern times, it is very hard to attain a governmental system where every citizen votes on every political matter. Populations are just too big for that. Instead, countries have their own way in which they believe is the best option in governing their p...
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A large issue we have that effects multiple different areas of our communities, are tragedy of the commons, which are actions that are rational but lead to irrational outcome. Government needs to take responsilbities to enforce rules for commons so they can diminish tragedy of the commons. Dams are a tragedy of the commons that only recently were come to the realisation of its more negatives effect they have on our world. Dams used to be seen as only positive, for their productful factors such as hydroelectricity and water supply. In this essay, I will argue that dams are an example of a tragedy of the commons proven by the documentary, Damnation, by the directors Travis Rummel and Ben Knight by describing that dams are highly subtractable
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