Global dynamics of hydro-sociality in river heritage landscapes of the Qinghai Tibetan Plateau.

Projektinformationen

HYSOTIB

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 839511

DOI

10.3030/839511

Projekt abgeschlossen

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 18 März 2019

Startdatum 1 März 2020

Enddatum 11 Februar 2024

Finanziert unter

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Gesamtkosten

€ 251 353,92

EU-Beitrag

€ 251 353,92

Koordiniert durch

UNIVERSITA CA' FOSCARI VENEZIA
Italy

Periodic Reporting for period 2 - HYSOTIB (Global dynamics of hydro-sociality in river heritage landscapes of the Qinghai Tibetan Plateau.)

Berichtszeitraum: 2022-03-01 bis 2023-02-28

Zusammenfassung vom Kontext und den Gesamtzielen des Projekts

HYSOTIB is a study of hydro-social dynamics in the Upper Yangtze river conservancy area, which is part of the Qinghai Tibetan Plateau's "Three-river source" (together with the Mekong and Yellow rivers). The project was originally intended to be an ethnographic research conducted on-site; however, because of the COVID-19 epidemic and related border restrictions, this was not possible. As a result, HYSOTIB was transformed into a geo-historical research using Western, Chinese, and Tibetan literary and cartographic materials, as well as ethnographic data gathered by the principal investigator prior to 2020. The research focuses on human mobility along a non-navigable section of the Upper Yangtze and the main trade corridors on the Sino-Tibetan border in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In doing so, HYSOTIB explores the Three-river source as an important river heritage landscape in China within the context of global heritage and water challenges.

Arbeit, die ab Beginn des Projekts bis zum Ende des durch den Bericht erfassten Berichtszeitraums geleistet wurde, und die wichtigsten bis dahin erzielten Ergebnisse

Due to the pandemic's restricted mobility, it was not possible to conduct research on site. Thus, the current research work focuses on the analysis of geo-historical data about the Three River Source area and on contemporary China's water management and its global implications.

Fortschritte, die über den aktuellen Stand der Technik hinausgehen und voraussichtliche potenzielle Auswirkungen (einschließlich der bis dato erzielten sozioökonomischen Auswirkungen und weiter gefassten gesellschaftlichen Auswirkungen des Projekts)

HYSOTIB provides wider understanding on how the area of the Three River sources as a key riverine landscape and frontier area has historically influenced mobility and power dynamics among the local communities and travellers between 1800 and 1950s. It also provides insight into key debates on contemporary management of the rivers of the Great Himalayan watershed.