Limits of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in Malaysia: Dam Politics, Rent-Seeking, and Conflict
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environmental and social impact assessment; dam and mega-projects; forced displacement and resettlement; land eviction and expropriation; Borneo and Orang Ulu; first nations and ethnic minorities;All these keywords.
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