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 growing demand...

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Main Authors:	Wang, Pu (Author), Dong, Shikui (Author), Lassoie, J. P. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer, 2014.
Subjects:	Dams > Environmental aspects > China. Dams > Economic aspects > China. Electronic books. Dams > Environmental aspects. Dams. Dams > Economic aspects. China.
Summary:	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 growing demand for energy. This book summarizes and updates information about the history, distribution, functions, and impacts of large dams, both globally and at China's national level. It then addresses the environmental and social-economic impacts of large dams in China with particular emphasis on the impacts of large dams on relocated people and associated compensation policies. Lastly, it introduces an integrated ecological and socio-economic study conducted in areas affected by dams along the Upper Mekong River, China.