Local Residents' Perceptions of a Dam and Reservoir Project in the Teesta Basin, Darjeeling Himalayas, India
We researched local residents' perceptions of a dam and reservoir construction project in the Teesta River catchment basin (Darjeeling Himalayas) within 1.5 years of its completion, using a questionnaire survey. Most survey participants expressed negative perceptions of the project, citing a de...
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| description | We researched local residents' perceptions of a dam and reservoir construction project in the Teesta River catchment basin (Darjeeling Himalayas) within 1.5 years of its completion, using a questionnaire survey. Most survey participants expressed negative perceptions of the project, citing a declining quality of life (loss of jobs and loss of access to river sites that had been important for religious practices and livelihoods) and a sense of insecurity (risk of landslides). These results may help predict attitudes toward similar reservoir projects that are planned for the Teesta basin. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c7220a1a439148be96614025639958fe2022-12-21T22:49:23ZengInternational Mountain SocietyMountain Research and Development0276-47411994-71512018-08-01383203210https://doi.org/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-16-00124.1Local Residents' Perceptions of a Dam and Reservoir Project in the Teesta Basin, Darjeeling Himalayas, IndiaŁukasz Wiejaczka0Danuta Piróg1Lakpa Tamang2Paweł Prokop3Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Jana 22, 31-018 Kraków, Poland; wieja@zg.pan.krakow.plPedagogical University of Kraków, Institute of Geography, Podchorążych 2, 30-084 Kraków, PolandDepartment of Geography, Calcutta University, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, 700 019 Kolkata, IndiaPolish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Jana 22, 31-018 Kraków, PolandWe researched local residents' perceptions of a dam and reservoir construction project in the Teesta River catchment basin (Darjeeling Himalayas) within 1.5 years of its completion, using a questionnaire survey. Most survey participants expressed negative perceptions of the project, citing a declining quality of life (loss of jobs and loss of access to river sites that had been important for religious practices and livelihoods) and a sense of insecurity (risk of landslides). These results may help predict attitudes toward similar reservoir projects that are planned for the Teesta basin.http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-16-00124.1local residentsdamperceptionHimalayasIndia |
| spellingShingle | Łukasz Wiejaczka Danuta Piróg Lakpa Tamang Paweł Prokop Local Residents' Perceptions of a Dam and Reservoir Project in the Teesta Basin, Darjeeling Himalayas, India Mountain Research and Development local residents dam perception Himalayas India |
| title | Local Residents' Perceptions of a Dam and Reservoir Project in the Teesta Basin, Darjeeling Himalayas, India |
| title_full | Local Residents' Perceptions of a Dam and Reservoir Project in the Teesta Basin, Darjeeling Himalayas, India |
| title_fullStr | Local Residents' Perceptions of a Dam and Reservoir Project in the Teesta Basin, Darjeeling Himalayas, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Local Residents' Perceptions of a Dam and Reservoir Project in the Teesta Basin, Darjeeling Himalayas, India |
| title_short | Local Residents' Perceptions of a Dam and Reservoir Project in the Teesta Basin, Darjeeling Himalayas, India |
| title_sort | local residents perceptions of a dam and reservoir project in the teesta basin darjeeling himalayas india |
| topic | local residents dam perception Himalayas India |
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