| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 407 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Water resources development and management, 1614-810X |
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Water resources development and management.
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| Contents |
Impacts of large dams : issues, opportunities and constraints / Asit K. Biswas -- Indirect economic impacts of dams / Rita Cestti and R.P.S. Malik -- Resettlement outcomes of large dams / Thayer Scudder -- Greenhouse gas emissions from reservoirs / Olli Varis, Matti Kummu, Saku Härkönen, and Jari T. Huttunen -- Impacts of dams in Switzerland / Walter Hauenstein and Raymond Lafitte -- Hydrodevelopment and population displacement in Argentina / Leopoldo J. Bartolome and Christine M. Danklmaier -- Impacts of Sobradinho Dam, Brazil / Benedito P.F. Braga, Joaquim Guedes Correa Gondim Filho, Martha Regina von Borstel Sugai, Sandra Vaz da Costa, and Virginia Rodrigues -- The Atatürk Dam in the context of the southeastern Anatolia (GAP) Project / Dogan Altinbilek and Cecilia Tortajada -- Impacts of King River Power Development, Australia / Roger Gill and Morag Anderson -- Resettlement in China / Guoqing Shi, Jian Zhou, and Qingnian Yu -- Official's office and dense clouds : the large dams that command Beijing's heights / James E. Nickum -- Resettlement due to Sardar Sarovar Dam, India / C.D. Thatte -- Impacts of Kangsabati Project, India / R.P. Saxena -- Regional and national impacts of the Bhakra-Nangal Project, India / R. Rangachari -- Impacts of Koyna Dam, India / C.D. Thatte -- Resettlement and rehabilitation : lessons from India / Mukuteswara Gopalakrishnan -- Impacts of the High Aswan Dam / Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada |
| Summary |
One of the most controversial issues of the water sector in recent years has been the impacts of large dams. Proponents have claimed that such structures are essential to meet the increasing water demands of the world and that their overall societal benefits far outweight the costs. In contrast, the opponents claim that social and environmental costs of large dams far exceed their benefits, and that the era of construction of large dams is over. A major reason as to why there is no consensus on the overall benefits of large dams is because objective, authoritative and comprehensive evaluations of their impacts, especially ten or more years after their construction, are conspicuous by their absence. This book debates impartially, comprehensively and objectively, the positive and negative impacts of large dams based on facts, figures and authoritative analyses. These in-depth case studies are expected to promote a healthy and balanced debate on the needs, impacts and relevance of large dams, with case studies from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and Latin America |
| Analysis |
Environmental sciences |
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Regional planning |
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Environmental management |
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Environmental toxicology |
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Nature Conservation |
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Environmental pollution |
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Environment |
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Environment, general |
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Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning |
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Ecotoxicology |
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Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution |
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ruimtelijke ordening |
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physical planning |
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regionale planning |
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afvalwaterbehandeling |
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waste water treatment |
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waterbeheer |
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water management |
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natuurbescherming |
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ecotoxicologie |
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milieubeheer |
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milieu |
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Environmental Sciences (General) |
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Milieuwetenschappen (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Dams -- Environmental aspects -- Case studies
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Dams -- Social aspects -- Case studies
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Hydraulics.
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Dams -- Environmental aspects
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Dams -- Social aspects
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Talsperre
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Auswirkung
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Umweltschutz
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Wasserkraftwerk
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Talsperre.
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Auswirkung.
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Wirtschaft.
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Umweltschutz.
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Landschaftspflege.
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Umweltgefährdung.
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Wasserkraftwerk.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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Case studies.
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Études de cas.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Tortajada, Cecilia.
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Altınbilek, Doğan.
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Biswas, Asit K.
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| ISBN |
9783642235719 |
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3642235719 |
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