Impacts of Large Dams: A Global AssessmentCecilia Tortajada, Dogan Altinbilek, Asit K. Biswas Springer Science & Business Media, 2012 M01 10 - 410 pages 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.
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Contents
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A Global Assessment Chapter 2 Indirect Economic Impacts of Dams | 19 |
A Global Assessment Chapter 3 Resettlement Outcomes of Large Dams | 37 |
A Global Assessment Chapter 4 Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Reservoirs | 68 |
A Global Assessment Chapter 5 Impacts of Dams in Switzerland | 95 |
A Global Assessment Chapter 6 Hydrodevelopment and Population Displacement in Argentina | 123 |
A Global Assessment Chapter 7 Impacts of Sobradinho Dam Brazil | 153 |
A Global Assessment Chapter 8 The Atatürk Dam in the Context of the Southeastern Anatolia GAP Project | 171 |
A Global Assessment Chapter 11 Officials Office and Dense Clouds The Large Dams that Command Beijings Heights | 242 |
A Global Assessment Chapter 12 Resettlement due to Sardar Sarovar Dam India | 259 |
A Global Assessment Chapter 13 Impacts of Kangsabati Project India | 277 |
A Global Assessment Chapter 14 Regional and National Impacts of the BhakraNangal Project India | 299 |
A Global Assessment Chapter 15 Impacts of Koyna Dam India | 328 |
A Global Assessment Chapter 16 Resettlement and Rehabilitation Lessons from India | 357 |
A Global Assessment Chapter 17 Impacts of the High Aswan Dam | 379 |
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A Global Assessment Chapter 9 Impacts of King River Power Development Australia | 201 |
A Global Assessment Chapter 10 Resettlement in China | 219 |
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