CONTENTS



Acknowledgements and Dedication          i
List of Figures, List of Illustrations and Tables          iv
Preface by Jonathan Walters         vii
Foreword by Philip B. Smith         xi
Project Jonah by Brendon Gooneratne         xv
The Nauru Case and Sustainable Development by Antony Anghie
Excerpts from the Separate Opinion of Vice President
      Christopher Weeramantry of the International Court of Justice,		         xvii
      The Hague, in the Gabcikovo-Nagymaros case         xxi
    Introduction         1
1. Eppawala - Heart of the Ancient water and soil conservation
    ecosystems of Rajarata		         28
2. Appropriate technology for developing the Eppawala
    phosphate rock deposit		         49
3. The Technology of Development and the
    Underdevelopment of Technology		         74
4. The Conventional Wisdom and the Counter Culture
    of Alternative Development		         106
5. Proposal to mine the Eppawala deposit to exhaustion
    in 30 years 		        130
6. Technical, Economic and Political perspectives for and
    against the proposal		         137
7. Ecosystems and Cultural Heritage perspectives
    against the proposal		         153
8. 1998 UNESCO/World Bank meeting on Culture
    in Sustainable Development		         195
9. World Commission on Dams         229
10. The Conventional Wisdom as a Cause of Conflict
    over water		         249
11. Eppawala and Nauru: Comparison and Contrast         273
12. Conclusion - Americans Share the Anguish of Eppawala         282
    POSTSCRIPT         292
    ANNEX - Draft World Heritage Convention Application
        to UNESCO		         306
    References         323

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