@article{fdi:010077085,
  title = {{G}rounded and global : water infrastructure development and policymaking in the {A}yeyarwady {D}elta, {M}yanmar},
  author = {{I}vars, {B}. and {V}enot, {J}ean-{P}hilippe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}een as hotspots of vulnerability in the face of external pressures such as sea level rise, upstream water development, and extreme weather events but also of in situ dynamics such as increasing water use by local residents and demographic growth, deltas are high on the international science and development agenda. {W}hat emerges in the literature is the image of a 'global delta' that lends itself to global research and policy initiatives and their critique. {W}e use the concept of 'boundary object' to critically reflect on the emergence of this global delta. {W}e analyse the global delta in terms of its underpinning discourses, narratives, and knowledge generation dynamics, and through examining the politics of delta-oriented development and aid interventions. {W}e elaborate this analytical argument on the basis of a 150-year historical analysis of water infrastructure development and policymaking in the {A}yeyarwady {D}elta, paying specific attention to recent attempts at developing an {I}ntegrated {A}yeyarwady {D}elta {S}trategy ({IADS}) and the role that the development of this strategy has played in the 'making' of the {A}yeyarwady {D}elta as a global delta. {T}his lays the groundwork for a broader critique of recent efforts to promote a '{D}utch {D}elta {A}pproach' internationally, which we contend not only contributes to, but also aims at, making this global delta a boundary object. {S}uch efforts play a key role in structuring an ever-expanding actor network supporting delta research and (sustainable/integrated) development. {H}owever, the making of a boundary object such as the global delta also hinges on depoliticising (delta) development. {T}his, we consider to be problematic notably in the context of {M}yanmar where land and water politics have strongly shaped the changes the {A}yeyarwady {D}elta has and will continue to witness.},
  keywords = {{B}oundary object ; actor network ; knowledge production ; discourse ; {A}yeyarwady {D}elta ; {M}yanmar ; {MYANMAR} ; {AYEYARWADY} {DELTA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{W}ater {A}lternatives : an {I}nterdisciplinary {J}ournal on {W}ater {P}olitics and {D}evelopment},
  volume = {12},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {1038--1063},
  ISSN = {1965-0175},
  year = {2019},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077085},
}