Abstract
In the context of the challenges of extreme climate and environmental changes, flooding governance has become highly controversial and complex. This article addresses the exercise of power between the government and related organizations, as well as the dynamics of the scientific knowledge production process in the Cishan River flood control dispute. The dispute concerning the eradication of high-stem crops highlights the problematic asymmetries of power and resources, rigid regulations and standards, and a flood control policy blind spot. Local citizen groups have challenged the official discourse and experts' knowledge claims based on local knowledge. Civic groups have acquired disciplinary expertise, consulted flood control experts, and actively participated in the governance of the flooding. The case highlights different types of knowledge which compete with each other in the flood control arena, and civic groups' using context-based local knowledge combined with flood control expertise to develop an appropriate flood control approach.
Translated title of the contribution | Scientific Knowledge and the Politics of Water: he Controversy on the Cishan River Flood Control |
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Original language | Chinese (Traditional) |
Pages (from-to) | 133-173 |
Number of pages | 41 |
Journal | 人文及社會科學集刊 |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 1 |
State | Published - 1 Mar 2014 |
Keywords
- scientific knowledge
- flooding control
- local knowledge
- citizen participation
- citizen science