Silenced Rivers: The Ecology and Politics of Large DamsA study which explains the history and politics of dam building worldwide and shows why large dams have become so controversial. The ecological and human impacts of large dams are detailed along with the technical, safety and economic problems of dam technology. Alternatives to dams are outlined. |
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Page 51
... fisheries departments and environmental consultants as a means of mitigating the destruction of natural fisheries by dams in other parts of the world . Part of the ' mitigation ' for the Pak Mun Dam in Thailand , for example , is the ...
... fisheries departments and environmental consultants as a means of mitigating the destruction of natural fisheries by dams in other parts of the world . Part of the ' mitigation ' for the Pak Mun Dam in Thailand , for example , is the ...
Page 53
... Fisheries admitted that the experi- mental fish ladder was not working and EGAT agreed that local fisher- people should be compensated for the loss of their fishery ( although the World Bank still claimed that ' there has been no ...
... Fisheries admitted that the experi- mental fish ladder was not working and EGAT agreed that local fisher- people should be compensated for the loss of their fishery ( although the World Bank still claimed that ' there has been no ...
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... fisheries is in most project proposals nothing more than unsubstantiated public relations . Dam builders usually have next to no reliable data on existing river and estuarine fisheries or what the impact of a new dam will be upon them ...
... fisheries is in most project proposals nothing more than unsubstantiated public relations . Dam builders usually have next to no reliable data on existing river and estuarine fisheries or what the impact of a new dam will be upon them ...
Contents
The Power and the Water | 1 |
The Environmental Effects of Dams | 29 |
The Human Consequences of Dams | 65 |
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