The Large Dam Dilemma An Exploration of the Impacts of Hydro Projects on People and the Environment in China /

Large dam construction has significant environmental and social impacts at different scales. As the largest developing country in the world, China has built about half of the world's large dams, and more are expected to be built over the next two decades to meet the country's rapidly growi...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Wang, Pu (Autor), Dong, Shikui (Autor), Lassoie, James (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Temas:
Environment.
Biodiversity.
Human geography.
Energy policy.
Energy and state.
Electric power production.
Environmental Sciences.
Human Geography.
Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
Electrical Power Engineering.
Mechanical Power Engineering.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1 A Global Review of Large Dam Construction
  • Chapter 2 Large Dams in China: An Overview of History, Distribution, and Case Studies
  • Chapter 3 Environmental Impacts of Dams in China: Focusing on Biological Diversity and Ecological Integrity
  • Chapter 4 Socioeconomic Impacts of Dams in China: Focusing on Relocated People
  • Chapter 5 Conclusions
  • The Future of Large Dams in China
  • Acknowledgements.

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