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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Fitzmaurice, John. Damming the Danube. Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1996 (OCoLC)647437305 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
John Fitzmaurice |
| ISBN: | 0813321646 9780813321646 |
| OCLC Number: | 34281531 |
| Description: | xii, 137 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | A Short Chronology of the Dam -- 1. The Danube: Setting the Scene -- 2. Shaping the Region: 1848-1945 -- 3. The Communist Intermezzo -- 4. Towards Democracy -- 5. The Dam or the Rise Before the Fall? -- 6. The Impact of the Fall of Communism on the Dam -- 7. The Legal Issues and International Mediation. |
| Responsibility: | John Fitzmaurice. |
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Abstract:
The conflict between Hungary and Slovakia over the Gabcikovo-Nagymaros dam system on the Danube is a potentially explosive threat to regional stability along this key economic artery between the North Sea and the Black Sea. Emblematic of the difficulties in establishing a post-communist regional order, this bitter battle between material economic values and post-materialist environmental and cultural values threatens to resurrect nationalist resentments buried by forty years of communism. Based on a wealth of primary research, this balanced book considers the broad political, economic, social, legal, and environmental implications of the dam project - not just for Hungary and Slovakia, but for Europe as a whole. Viewing the controversy from the contending perspectives of all the key players, the author explores the role of outside mediation efforts and the resulting implications for regional security and cooperation.
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- Water resources development -- Political aspects -- Danube River Region.
- Water resources development -- Social aspects -- Danube River Region.
- Hungary -- Foreign relations -- Slovakia.
- Slovakia -- Foreign relations -- Hungary.
- Political stability -- Danube River Region.
- Europe -- Politics and government -- 1989-
- Gabčíkovo (Slovakia : Power plant)
- Natural resources -- Water -- Policies of -- Government
- Hungary
- Slovakia
- Dammen (waterbouw)
- Internationale conflicten.
- Communisme.
- Gabčíkovo (Centrale hydroélectrique)
- Ressources en eau -- Exploitation -- Aspect politique -- Danube, Région du.
- Ressources en eau -- Exploitation -- Aspect social -- Danube, Région du.
- Stabilité politique -- Danube, Région du.
- Barrages -- Aspect de l'environnement -- Danube, Région du.
- Hongrie -- Relations extérieures -- Slovaquie.
- Slovaquie -- Relations extérieures -- Hongrie.
- Europe -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1989-
- Kraftwerk Gabčíkovo
- Völkerrecht
- Politik
- Umweltpolitik
- Ungarn
- Slowakei
