Area Study: 2 Case Studies of Areas around China's Three Gorges Dam, using a Political Ecology Approach.

I. Overview of Case and Analytic Approach Did you know that the Three Gorges Dam (TGD) is projected to be the world's largest dam? It will be nearly four times larger than the Hoover Dam, with a height of 607 feet (185 meters) and a length of about 1.4 miles (Kosowatz, 1999). Using a political ecology approach, an explanation of the social and environmental impacts and outcomes of the Three Gorges Dam project (TGDP) will be provided. I will …

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