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Assessing Impacts of Hydropower Plant on Livelihood of Local residents in Cambodia: The Case of Sambor Project

Kimsroy, Sokvisal

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2017, MA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Geography.
Cambodia’s recent past includes civil war (1970-1975), genocide (1975-1979), foreign occupation (1979-1989), and armed insurgency (1979-1998). After the existence of peace and political stability and a free market system, Cambodia’s economy has experienced modest economic growth, but potentially limited due to energy deficiencies. One of many measures to ensure energy supply is the proposed study of the Sambor Dam, the first and biggest mainstream dam which has ever been built along the Cambodia’s Mekong River if approved. My case study of the Sambor Project focuses four villages - two upstream and two downstream. Unlike the existing scholarly studies of hydropower dams in Cambodia and most cases around the world, this research mainly studies the dam projects that have been proposed as opposed to those completed or those under construction. Three interrelated issues are addressed in this study. Firstly, it addresses the daily lives of local residents along the Sambor’s Mekong River and their use of the river. To be more specific, the study provides analysis on socio-economic and cultural interaction of the four villages. Second, it examines how the Sambor Project will change their lives. Third, it provides the local residents’ reactions toward the dam, if officially approved.
James Tyner, Ph.D. (Advisor)
129 p.

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  • Kimsroy, S. (2017). Assessing Impacts of Hydropower Plant on Livelihood of Local residents in Cambodia: The Case of Sambor Project [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1492958383715333

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kimsroy, Sokvisal. Assessing Impacts of Hydropower Plant on Livelihood of Local residents in Cambodia: The Case of Sambor Project . 2017. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1492958383715333.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kimsroy, Sokvisal. "Assessing Impacts of Hydropower Plant on Livelihood of Local residents in Cambodia: The Case of Sambor Project ." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1492958383715333

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)