Large dams and their changing roles
Asit K. Biswas, Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Glasgow, UK, and Chief Executive, Third World Centre for Water Management, Mexico
Cecilia Tortajada, Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Glasgow, UK
The importance and relevance of dams all over the world have gone through ups and downs during the past decades. Until about 1975, in general, in nearly all countries, large dams were considered to be beneficial for the social and economic development of the countries. In fact, President Roosevelt used large dams as a means of regional development for the economic revival of the country and to create millions of jobs for unemployed Americans. His ‘New Deal’ was to help America to recover from the Great Depression. During the late 1960s, slowly but steadily, controversies developed on the social and environmental impacts of large dams. The controversies increased during the 1990s and reached their peak during the decade of 1995–2005.
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