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

Información del proyecto

HYSOTIB

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 839511

DOI

10.3030/839511

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 18 Marzo 2019

Fecha de inicio 1 Marzo 2020

Fecha de finalización 11 Febrero 2024

Financiado con arreglo a

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Coste total

€ 251 353,92

Aportación de la UE

€ 251 353,92

Coordinado por

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.)

Período documentado: 2022-03-01 hasta 2023-02-28

Resumen del contexto y de los objetivos generales del proyecto

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.

Trabajo realizado desde el comienzo del proyecto hasta el final del período abarcado por el informe y los principales resultados hasta la fecha

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.

Avances que van más allá del estado de la técnica e impacto potencial esperado (incluida la repercusión socioeconómica y las implicaciones sociales más amplias del proyecto hasta la fecha)

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.