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Destitution Through Development : A Case Study of the Laka Laka Project in Cochabamba, Bolivia

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dc.contributor.author Shriar, Avrum J.
dc.date.accessioned 2011-01-25T19:43:24Z
dc.date.available 2011-01-25T19:43:24Z
dc.date.issued 2010 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10535/6888
dc.description.abstract "This study examined environmental and socioeconomic outcomes of a water project in rural Bolivia, and sought insights on how and why its planning was so flawed. The project destroyed an ancient, sustainable irrigation system, and replaced it with one that provides insufficient and diminishing quantities of water to many fewer people, appears to be causing land degradation and groundwater depletion, and has fueled conflicts. The study shows that even relatively small, NGO-led projects can generate significant negative impacts, and raises questions about the pressures on development agencies to charge ahead with projects, despite obvious potential for such impacts." en_US
dc.language English en_US
dc.subject irrigation en_US
dc.subject Andes en_US
dc.subject impact assessment en_US
dc.subject international development en_US
dc.subject agriculture en_US
dc.title Destitution Through Development : A Case Study of the Laka Laka Project in Cochabamba, Bolivia en_US
dc.type Journal Article en_US
dc.type.published published en_US
dc.type.methodology Case Study en_US
dc.coverage.region South America en_US
dc.coverage.country Bolivia en_US
dc.subject.sector Water Resource & Irrigation en_US
dc.identifier.citationjournal Sustainability en_US
dc.identifier.citationvolume 2 en_US
dc.identifier.citationpages 3239-3257 en_US


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