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Taylor & Francis Ltd Maintenance Replacement and Reliability
Book SynopsisSince the publication of the second edition in 2013, there has been an increasing interest in asset management globally, as evidenced by a series of international standards on asset management systems, to achieve excellence in asset management. This cannot be achieved without high-quality data and the tools for data interpretation. The importance of such requirements is widely recognized by industry. The third edition of this textbook focuses on tools for physical asset management decisions that are data driven. It also uses a theoretical foundation to the tools (mathematical models) that can be used to optimize a variety of key maintenance/replacement/reliability decisions. Problem sets with answers are provided at the end of each chapter. Also available is an extensive set of PowerPoint slides and a solutions manual upon request with qualified textbook adoptions.This new edition can be used in undergraduate or post-graduate courses on physical asset management.<Table of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Component Replacement Decisions.3. Inspection Decisions. 4. Capital Equipment Replacement Decisions. 5. Maintenance Resource Requirements. 6. The Role of Emerging Technologies in Physical Asset Management. Appendix 1: Statistics Primer.Appendix 2: Weibull Analysis.Appendix 3: Maximum Likelihood Estimator.Appendix 4: Markov Chains.Appendix 5: Knowledge Elicitation.Appendix 6: Time Value of Money: Discounted Cash Flow Analysis.Appendix 7: List of Applications of Asset Management Decision Optimization Models.Appendix 8: Ordinates of the Standard Normal Distribution.Appendix 9: Areas in the Tail of the Standard Normal Distribution.Appendix 10: Values of Gamma Function.Appendix 11: Median Ranks Table.Appendix 12: Five Percent Ranks Table.Appendix 13: Ninety-Five Percent Ranks Table.Appendix 14: Critical Values for the Kolmogorov–Smirnov Statistic (dα).Appendix 15: Answers to Problems.Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Risk and Reliability Coastal and Hydraulic
Book SynopsisRisk and Reliability: Coastal and Hydraulic Engineering sets out the methods which are increasingly being required by Government Agencies for river and sea defence design and flood defence system management. And it shows how to describe uncertainty in the performance of flood and erosion defences.It introduces the key statistical concepts required for the implementation of a reliability analysis, and the analytical and the numerical methods are each described with worked examples. Example applications of the methods are given to illustrate their advantages and limitations, together with case studies drawn from the author's experience of academia and consultancy. It draws together scattered material and provides coastal and hydraulic engineers with an accessible entry to reliability analysis and thence to the cutting-edge literature. This book suits advanced undergraduates and MSc students of flood and coastal defence. It also serves as a heTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Introduction to Probability 3. Elements of Probability and Stochastic Processes 4. Extremes 5. Uncertainty and Reliability Analysis 6. Applications 7. Reliability of Systems Epilogue References. Appendix A: Statistical tables. Appendix B: Flow Chart for Choice of Method
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Handbook of Fatigue Management in
Book SynopsisIn the world of transportation, fatigue is a silent killer that can affect us all. Understanding fatigue, including how to manage it to minimize safety risk, is of great importance. However, while it is one thing to recognize that fatigue is a critical safety issue, it is quite another to set up a successful, scientifically informed fatigue risk management programme. This book is here to help. It has been carefully designed as a comprehensive reference point, bringing together international expertise from leaders in fatigue science, and showcasing valuable insights from transportation industry practitioners. The 40 authored chapters are divided into six sections, to better understand fatigue science, the consequences of fatigue in transportation, contributors to fatigue, managing fatigue and promoting alertness, real world case studies of fatigue management in practice, and future perspectives. While it is possible to read each chapter in isolation, most will be gained by reaTable of ContentsSection 1. Fatigue science and transportation. 1.1. Toward a More Precise Definition of Fatigue. 1.2. Measuring operator fatigue and sleepiness. 1.3. Challenges in fatigue research and enforcement. 1.4. The Effects of Fatigue on Performance in Transportation Operations. 1.5. A practical Human Factors method for developing successful fatigue countermeasures. Section 2. Fatigue-related Consequences in Transportation. 2.1. Fatigue-related consequences on road crashes. 2.2. Fatigue risk in Great Britain’s railway industry. 2.3. Awakening to the Challenge of Fatigue Management in Maritime Transportation. 2.4. Fatigue-related consequences in Aviation. 2.5. Telling the story: How and why investigating for fatigue can improve safety in transportation operations. 2.6. Fatigue’s effects on occurrence survivability. 2.7. Regulatory and Legal Frameworks for Managing Fatigue in Transportation. Section 3. Factors to Contribute to Fatigue and Sleepiness in Transportation. 3.1. Sleep Pressure and Circadian Rhythms. 3.2. Jet Lag, Sleep Timing, and Sleep Inertia. 3.3. Sleep disorders and driving. 3.4. Task-related causes or contributors to fatigue and sleepiness. 3.5. Lifestyle as a mediator of fatigue and sleepiness. Section 4. Managing Fatigue and Promoting Alertness in Transportation. 4.1. Approaches to Fatigue Management: Where We Are and Where We’re Going. 4.2. Rules resistance: The inequitable trade, missing logical links and solutions to surmount the challenge. 4.3. Work scheduling – Biomathematical modelling for fatigue risk, and its role in fatigue risk management processes. 4.4. Fatigue risk thresholds. 4.5. Fatigue profiling: An approach to understand occurrence, causes and effects of fatigue in people working in different transport sectors. 4.6. Fatigue detection technology. 4.7. Individual Countermeasures to Fatigue. 4.8. Light as a countermeasure to sleepiness and its potential for use in the transport industry. 4.9. It takes two: Health management and its interface with fatigue. 4.10. Aircrew fatigue and scheduling – a summary of some recent studies using the same outcome measure. 4.11. Fatigue management education for young novice drivers. Section 5. Transportation Fatigue Risk Management in Practice. 5.1. Tram Operations Limited - Insights from our journey to improve fatigue and wellness management.. 5.2. Assessing railway traffic controller safety with an hourly risk index. 5.3. Rail transport: Lessons learned in implementing a sleep apnoea assessment program in the transportation industry. 5.4. Marine transport – Using technologies for managing the risk of fatigue at sea. 5.5. Fatigue and sleepiness in UK policing. 5.6. Managing commercial vehicle driver fatigue in Canada: A government perspective. 5.7. Friend or foe? The use of digital devices in the fight against monotony and boredom in Air Traffic Management. Section 6. Fatigue Risk Management of the Future. 6.1. Road vehicle automation and its effects on fatigue, sleep, rest and recuperation. 6.2. Through the darkness of future past: A cautionary tale. 6.3. Space transport and fatigue. 6.4. The future of fatigue management: Strategies, policies, and societal expectations.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Manufacturing Cost Policy Deployment MCPD
Book SynopsisThis book shows how to consistently obtain annual and multiannual manufacturing target profit regardless of the evolution of sales volumes, increasing or decreasing, using the Manufacturing Cost Policy Deployment (MCPD) system. Managers and practitioners within the manufacturing companies will discover a practical approach within the MCPD system that will help them develop and support their long-term, medium-term, and short-term profitability and productivity strategy. The book presents both the basic concepts of MCPD and the key elements of transforming manufacturing companies through MCPD system, as well as supporting the consistent growth of external and internal profit by directing all systematic and systemic improvements based on meeting the annual and multiannual Manufacturing Cost Improvement (MCI) targets and means for each Product-Family Cost (PFC).This book is unique because it presents two types of systematic and systemic improvement projects for MCI that have beenTrade Review"There are numerous structured approaches to productivity improvement available - and countless consultants who help you apply them. However, reality is never quite the same as the scenarios painted by these consultants or the purveyors of the tools and techniques. The theory is usually great; the practical application is less certain. Most approaches are relatively superficial, provided in outline only … requiring the reader to uncover the flaws and failings, the practical difficulties of interpretation and implementation.This book is different. Firstly, it acknowledges the fact that people find implementation difficult so it approaches the situation by focusing on a number of specific scenarios --some involving growth, some involving decline …. and takes the reader through the detailed application of MCPD in these scenarios.The author’s experience as a lean manufacturing consultant has clearly shaped his approach to the development of strategy and practice - no bad thing obviously … but he has added his own thoughtful and thorough approach on top to provide a ’system’ capable of providing real improvements in manufacturing productivity and profitability.The book is detailed and peppered with abbreviations - sometimes making it quite a ‘hard’ read. It is also generally a book that suits readers not afraid of quantitative approaches and the application of mathematical formulae. However the author also recognizes that improving productivity via a structured, quantitative approach also brings intangible benefits. It is worth persevering with the detail to uncover the underlying principles and ‘truths’ that will allow you to ‘make a difference’."John Heap, President of the World Confederation of Productivity Science"All too often, it seems that publications related to manufacturing productivity focus on short-term fixes in 'easy' scenarios. This book is unique in that it addresses improvement projects that cover the full planning range from a temporal perspective, and the pursuit of excellence regardless of product life cycles. It is key that the concepts presented in the book consider short-, medium-, and long-term productivity in a way that precludes the tendency to focus on short-term fixes. It is perhaps also this approach that leads to the development of strategies that can be used even during times of economic contraction. In short, this book provides the tools required to manage manufacturing organizations and maximize profitability during both good and trying times."G. Don Taylor, Ph.D., P.E.Charles O. Gordon Professor – Virginia TechVice Provost for Learning Systems Innovation and Effectiveness"This book provides a way to improve practical approach and tools for competitive target costs setting with a goal engineering approach at first and unfold it for a whole organization about cost management and cost reduction, using both growth and reduction sales scenarios".Shigeyasu Sakamoto, Ph.D. Doshisya, P.E. CEO, Productivity Partner INC. Japan"Effective cost management underpins the achievement of competitive manufacturing, and increasingly manufacturing strategy is dominated by the need to reduce operating costs. Firms that arbitrarily cut costs to satisfy short-term profitability goals miss the bigger opportunity to both reduce costs and increase productivity. This is where Alin’s book makes an important and unique contribution, bridging the strategic management and operations improvement domains. Through MCPD decision makers are better informed to identify cost reduction opportunities, which can then be implemented through productivity improvement. To put it simply, MCPD makes manufacturing better: cheaper, more productive, and more capable of competing on a global scale."Daniel Eyers, Ph.D.Lecturer in Manufacturing Systems Management - Cardiff University"I’ve been collaborating with Alin since a long period already for different projects, and I have been witness to the development of the Manufacturing Cost Policy Deployment (MCPD) concept at different stages until this third book on MCPD has been reached. The MPCD system is a unique reference concept in an operational environment to drive productivity improvements in order to achieve the operating profit goal through manufacturing cost improvement. Using the MPCD system, it is easy to identify and continually reduce the manufacturing costs associated with losses and waste across each product family processes. Also, cases study are very useful to understand how this new concept can be translated into practice, some of them developed in our factory, so you just need to get it done!"Vasile Haiduc,Plant Operations Manager, DeLonghi”Written by a seasoned professional Ph.D., the book of Alin Posteucă is a mind opening a new way of scientifically and practically approach the concepts of manufacturing operations. Want to make your business more profitable, you the present days entrepreneur? Do you want to get immersed in the wonderful philosophy of productivity, get to know the latest ideas that the experts are conveying them to the production floor?Alin’s book is an answer and a practical guide to all these. It shows the basic fundamental and scientific steps and factors that are supporting his new very original approach to the profitability and productivity and also practical suggestions when facing problems on the production floor."Florin Larion,Lean-Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Philadelphia, USA."While most of authors are focusing their efforts, experience and explanation on productivity improvement, Alin, with his "Manufacturing Cost Policy Deployment" (MCPD) goes further- providing real improvement factors, continuous targeting of improvements to profit, financial quantification of results - all elements needed in order get the results of improved productivity at the level of profit and loss statement (P&L). This third book dedicated to MCPD, named "Manufacturing Cost Policy Deployment (MCPD) Profitability Scenarios: Systematic and Systemic Improvement of Manufacturing Costs" is "advanced level manual": 15 improvement projects documenting previously explained scenarios, concise, clear, targeted and obviously easy to replicate to meet the Manufacturing Cost Improvement (MCI) goal - you CANNOT pretend haven't found your company's situation in one of those".Ovidiu Ambrus,Plant Manager at Litens Automotive Eastern Europe (Litens Automotive Group)"This book demonstrates how MCPD system is helping companies with different type of production environments, to focus their improvement strategies and transformation of product families flow to meet customer demand, continuously targeting Manufacturing Cost Improvement convergent to zero Cost of Losses and Waste and continuous profitability improvement. Readers will find different scenarios of MCPD implementation that show impressive easy to replicate results (i.e. to meet the annual MCI goal, an kaizen project for MCI achieved profitability targets by reducing the set-up time by 70% and another by reducing breakdown by 35% to increase OEE level)."Catalin Neagoe,Lead Black Belt, Cameron, a Schlumberger company"In this new book on the MCPD system, starting from the basic questions of any manager (such as what are the activities that generate losses and waste, what types of losses and waste occur and how they are generated along the manufacturing flow, which processes are in the top of the ones that generate most of the costs of losses and waste (CLW) and what is their trend etc.) the systematic and systemic activities are presented, both annual and multiannual, for identification, quantification and analysis of CLW to consistently achieve manufacturing cost improvement (MCI) targets. The surprising and documented context is valid in the vast majority of manufacturing companies. The potential for approaching and improving the CLW of 30-50% is enormous and represents the path to true competitiveness through costs.The 7 presented matrixes are intuitive and can be easily used for any practical model, and based on them (using the PDCA cycle), real data are available to achieve annual MCI targets. Also, it is very well underlined the way to set the annual MCI means targets ("what how/through what leverage") taking into account the current and future context of the market & sales.Clearly, it is a book that can be applied in factories to reduce costs consistently and strategically. I recommend the MCPD system and this book to those who realize or not that they are on a mountain of losses and waste and also have the necessity, ambition and leverage needed to radically improve this current status!"Gabriel Hîncu,Plant Maintenance Manager, ZF Group-TRW Airbag Systems"Since I as child I’ve loved nature. Why? Because it knew how to deal with changes to find simple solutions to complex problems. In our industrial era we have simple problems and we try to find complex solutions. In the same way Manufacturing Cost Policy Deployment (MCPD) Profitability Scenarios: Systematic and Systemic Improvement of Manufacturing Costs book by Alin Posteucă shows us the nature way. Not only by theoretical but also by practical example. Doing Lean more than 15 years I’ve learnt what is the "KISS" – "Keep It Simple Stupid". In the same way the book written by Alin teaches us how to survive and make profit in a very competitive market."Constantin Anechitei,Lean Manager at Filtration GroupTable of ContentsList of Figures. List of Tables. List of Abbreviations. Preface. About the Author. Introduction. Part I: Understanding of the MCPD system. Chapter 1: Let's Start by Really Tackling Improvement of the Current Level of Manufacturing Profit through Productivity Improvement. Chapter 2: Scenarios and Strategies of the MCPD System. Chapter 3: The MCPD Transformation: Establishing and Implementing Profitable Improvement Projects. Chapter 4: Annual Transformation Example through MCPD System: MCI with at least 6% per year for a PFC. Part II: Profitable Improvement Projects Implementation through MCPD for MCI towards Maximizing Outputs. Chapter 5: MCI and Increasing Equipment Effectiveness. Chapter 6: MCI and Increasing Manufacturing Capacity through a New Products and a New Equipment. Part III: Profitable Improvement Projects Implementation through MCPD for MCI towards Minimizing Inputs. Chapter 7: MCI through Improving Variable and Fixed Costs: Material, Environment and Labor Costs. Chapter 8: MCI through Aligning the Factory Lead Time to Takt Time. Appendix 1: The MCPD Transformation ChecklistAppendix 2: Glossary - The basic concepts of the MCPD system. Bibliography. Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Drying Technologies for Foods
Book SynopsisDrying is an important unit operation used in industry for processing and preservation of food products. Although a large volume of technical literature is available on drying of foods, it is still challenging for scientists and engineers to improve continuously upon the quality of dried products and existing drying systems. This book will aid processors in their search for cost-effective and energy-efficient drying techniques allowing them to succeed commercially in their ventures as well as to fulfill consumer-demand for high-quality products. Drying Technologies for Foods contains state-of-the art knowledge on several key aspects of drying ranging from fundamental principles, classification and selection, different types of conventional and modern techniques, drying of different food materials, advances in packaging of dried products, control and safety, energy calculation, modeling to advances in food drying.Comprehensive yet concise chapters cover different types of dryiTable of ContentsPart I. Fundamentals of Drying. Classification and Selection of Industrial Dryers. Osmotic Dehydration: Applications and Recent Advances. Spray Drying. Microwave Drying of Foods: Principles and Prospects. Microwave Assisted Hybrid Drying of Food and Agricultural Materials. Superheated Steam Dying. Heat Pump Drying. Grain Drying Theory, Practices and Developments. Solar Drying. Solar Tunnel Dryer: An Energizing Drying Technology. Impingement Drying: Applications and Future Trends. Modeling of Drying. Computational Modeling Techniques for Drying of Food Products. Advances in Food Drying. Part II. Vacuum Drying of Foods. Refractance Window Drying System. Fruit Leathers. Recent Technologies and Trends in Medicinal Herb Drying. Drying of Proteins. Thermal Energy Storage Assisted Solar Dryers. Supercritical Drying. Functional Properties of Spray Dried Fruit and Vegetable Powders. Antioxidants in Dried Food Products. Sorption Isotherm Technique for Studying Deliquescence and Caking Phenomena in Foods. Control and Safety Measures in Food Dryers. Recent Advances in Packaging of Dried and Dehydrated Foods. ANN Principles and Applications in Modeling and Control of Food Dryers. Principles, Applications and Prospects of Computer Vision in Food Drying.
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Cambridge University Press The Draining of the Fens
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1956, as the second edition of a 1940 original, this book forms the companion volume to Medieval Fenland. Together these volumes provide a consummately researched account of changing conditions within a fascinating region. The text is ambitious in scope, reflecting the author's position as a historical geographer.Table of ContentsEditor's preface; Preface; Preface to C. U. P. L. E. reprint; List of maps and diagrams; List of plates; Part I. The Prelude to the Draining, 1500–1600: 1. The dissolution of the monarchies; 2. Preliminary experiments in draining; Part II. The Fen Project, 1600–63: 3. Draining activity before the Civil War; 4. Arguments, replies and disorders; 5. Draining activity after the Civil War; Part III. The Consequences of the Draining: 6. Outfall difficulties; 7. The lowering of the surface of the Fens; 8. The windmill; Part IV. The Eighteenth Century: The Age of the Windmill: 9. The southern Fenland; 10. The northern Fenland; 11. Economic activity; Part V. The Nineteenth Century: Triumphs and Difficulties: 12. The tidal rivers and their outfalls; 13. Administrative problems; 14. The steam-engine; 15. Agricultural consequences; Part VI. Epilogue: Conditions after 1900; Appendices; Sources and bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press River Mechanics
Book SynopsisThe second edition of Julien''s textbook presents an analysis of rivers from mountain streams to river estuaries. The book is rooted in fundamental principles to promote sound engineering practice. State-of-the-art methods are presented to underline theory and engineering applications. River mechanics blends the dual concepts of water conveyance and sediment transport. Like the first edition, this textbook contains ample details on river equilibrium, river dynamics, bank stabilization, and river engineering. Complementary chapters also cover the physical and mathematical modeling of rivers. As well as being completely updated throughout, three new chapters have been added on watershed dynamics, hillslope stability, and stream restoration. Throughout the text, hundreds of examples, exercises, problems, and case studies assist the reader in learning the essential concepts of river engineering. The textbook is very well illustrated to enhance advanced student learning, while researchers and practitioners will find the book to be an invaluable reference.Trade Review'This elegantly written book covers the major topics associated with water flow and sediment transport in rivers. It thoughtfully guides readers through descriptions and formulations of key physical processes, and offers many illustrations and worked examples to aid understanding. The book is a comprehensive companion to the author's book Erosion and Sedimentation, which focuses on alluvial sediment transport in rivers.' Robert Ettema, Colorado State University'As an engineering professional facing the challenges of sediment transport, I found the new edition of River Mechanics to be a great reference and a very useful resource. Its presentation of material has been substantially revised and expanded, including several new chapters. I especially liked the expanded treatment of watershed processes and new material on stream restoration. River Mechanics stands on its own and is even more useful in tandem with Pierre Julien's other book Erosion and Sedimentation as its companion. Having been familiar with the first edition from my days in graduate school, this new edition will undoubtedly prove to be an indispensable resource for students and practitioners alike.' Mark Velleux, HDR, Inc.'A book in river engineering taking the interested reader from its sources to the estuary, painted with concise problem statements and solved by adequate engineering methods and techniques. Professor Julien's second edition can be fully recommended to graduate students, researchers and practicing engineers in the fields of river basins, river mechanics, river flows, river stability, river equilibrium, river models, and river restoration. Professor Julien should be praised for his integral approach, his technical formulation and his updated presentation involving both problems in practice and exercises of the complicated topic.' Willi Hager, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich'A rare must-read on modern river mechanics that covers the subject not only comprehensively and rigorously but also inspirationally. The author's philosophy 'from observations to physical understanding to mathematical modelling and numerical simulations' underpins every topic in the book, making it very clear and complete. Undoubtedly, this text will quickly become a benchmark source equally important to students, engineers and researchers. It will also be noteworthy to geoscientists and stream ecologists working at the borders between their disciplines and engineering. A genuine pleasure to read!' Vladimir Nikora, FRSE, University of Aberdeen'Like its predecessor, the second edition of Julien's River Mechanics is one of the best books on river morphology to introduce graduate students to the complex interaction between flow and sediment in rivers and subsequent river behaviour. The problems at the end of each chapter help students to digest the complicated learning material provided and challenge teachers to develop similar assignments. The book has a wide coverage, including an introduction into stream restoration and elements of river engineering. The extensive list of references encourages further reading and will be useful for all those interested in broadening their knowledge on the topic.' Gerrit J. Klaassen, Former Specialist Delft Hydraulics/Ass Prof IHE Delft and presently Consultant for River Engineering and EnvironmentTable of ContentsPreface; Notation; 1. Physical properties; 2. Mechanics of rivers; 3. River basins; 4. River basin dynamics; 5. Steady flow in rivers; 6. Unsteady flow in rivers; 7. Mathematical river models; 8. Hillslope and revetment stability; 9. River bank protection; 10. River equilibrium; 11. River dynamics; 12. Physical river models; 13. Stream restoration; 14. River engineering; 15. River estuaries; Bibliography; Index.
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MIT Press Ltd Probabilistic Machine Learning for Civil
Book SynopsisAn introduction to key concepts and techniques in probabilistic machine learning for civil engineering students and professionals; with many step-by-step examples, illustrations, and exercises.This book introduces probabilistic machine learning concepts to civil engineering students and professionals, presenting key approaches and techniques in a way that is accessible to readers without a specialized background in statistics or computer science. It presents different methods clearly and directly, through step-by-step examples, illustrations, and exercises. Having mastered the material, readers will be able to understand the more advanced machine learning literature from which this book draws.The book presents key approaches in the three subfields of probabilistic machine learning: supervised learning, unsupervised learning, and reinforcement learning. It first covers the background knowledge required to understand machine learning, including linear algebra and probabi
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Rutgers University Press Flooded: Development, Democracy, and Brazil’s
Book SynopsisIn the middle of the twentieth century, governments ignored the negative effects of large-scale infrastructure projects. In recent decades, many democratic countries have continued to use dams to promote growth, but have also introduced accompanying programs to alleviate these harmful consequences of dams for local people, to reduce poverty, and to promote participatory governance. This type of dam building undoubtedly represents a step forward in responsible governing. But have these policies really worked? Flooded provides insights into the little-known effects of these approaches through a close examination of Brazil’s Belo Monte hydroelectric facility. After three decades of controversy over damming the Xingu River, a tributary of the Amazon, the dam was completed in 2019 under the left-of-center Workers’ Party, becoming the world’s fourth largest. Billions of dollars for social welfare programs accompanied construction. Nonetheless, the dam brought extensive social, political, and environmental upheaval to the region. The population soared, cost of living skyrocketed, violence spiked, pollution increased, and already overextended education and healthcare systems were strained. Nearly 40,000 people were displaced and ecosystems were significantly disrupted. Klein tells the stories of dam-affected communities, including activists, social movements, non-governmental organizations, and public defenders and public prosecutors. He details how these groups, as well as government officials and representatives from private companies, negotiated the upheaval through protests, participating in public forums for deliberation, using legal mechanisms to push for protections for the most vulnerable, and engaging in myriad other civic spaces. Flooded provides a rich ethnographic account of democracy and development in the making. In the midst of today’s climate crisis, this book showcases the challenges and opportunities of meeting increasing demands for energy in equitable ways.Trade Review"Flooded addresses the overarching question of how developing states can build critical infrastructure in a way that respects local rights and grants significant participation to those affected by the project." -- Kathryn Hochstetler * co-author of Greening Brazil: Environmental Activism in State and Society *"Flooded compellingly shows the dilemmas of 'democratic development' and the challenges posed by the increasing demand for energy at a time of climate crisis. Klein offers a thought-provoking and engaging narrative that highlights the ambivalences and contradictions of progressive governments." -- Pablo Lapegna * author of Soybeans and Power: Genetically Modified Crops, Environmental Politics, and Social Movements in Argentina *"Flooded addresses the overarching question of how developing states can build critical infrastructure in a way that respects local rights and grants significant participation to those affected by the project." -- Kathryn Hochstetler * co-author of Greening Brazil: Environmental Activism in State and Society *"Flooded compellingly shows the dilemmas of 'democratic development' and the challenges posed by the increasing demand for energy at a time of climate crisis. Klein offers a thought-provoking and engaging narrative that highlights the ambivalences and contradictions of progressive governments." -- Pablo Lapegna * author of Soybeans and Power: Genetically Modified Crops, Environmental Politics, and Social Movemen *Table of ContentsPrologue Introduction Part I: Hydropower, Resistance, and the State1 Dams and Development 2 Booms, Busts, and Collective Mobilization along the Transamazon 3 Democratic Developmentalism Part II: An Ethnography of Dam Building4 The Living Process5 The Fight for Recognition 6 The Law, Activism, and Legitimacy Conclusion AcknowledgmentsList of Abbreviations Notes Index
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