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“Underlying many aspects of water development is a myth: the myth that we must have more.”

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Book:Endangered Rivers and the Conservation Movement

Source: Endangered Rivers and the Conservation Movement

“In the 1940s dams were synonymous with progress, and the rivers were to be conquered with the fervour of a pioneer wielding an axe.”

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Book:Endangered Rivers and the Conservation Movement

Source: Endangered Rivers and the Conservation Movement