@article{fdi:010092075,
  title = {{T}he history of hydrological studies on the {M}ekong floodplains - from colonial experiments to computational models},
  author = {{O}rieschnig, {C}. {A}. and {V}enot, {J}ean-{P}hilippe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his paper investigates the interwoven history of hydrological studies and water infrastructure development on the {M}ekong floodplains. {O}n the basis of an extensive literature review, archival work, and key informant interviews, we unravel the making of an expert-led understanding of the {M}ekong floodplains - from the detailed reports written by colonial engineers during the {F}rench protectorate in the late 19th century to the development of the first computational models, developed in the 1960s on punch-cards and in {F}ortran. {W}e show how these studies not only reflect the objectives of successive powers and their relationships to local communities but also shaped the landscape and hydrology of the {M}ekong floodplains and continue to do so through a variety of water infrastructure development projects. {T}his serves as a call to conceive of hydrological knowledge as contingent rather than as a neutral depiction of physical processes that exists independently from the conditions of its production.},
  keywords = {{M}ekong ; knowledge production ; history of hydrology ; hydrological studies ; computational modelling ; {CAMBODGE} ; {VIET} {NAM} ; {MEKONG} {PLAINE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{H}ydrological {S}ciences {J}ournal},
  volume = {69},
  numero = {16},
  pages = {2391--2404},
  ISSN = {0262-6667},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1080/02626667.2024.2420866},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010092075},
}