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... construction has accelerated dramatically since the Sec- ond World War . Significantly , the very first loan ever ... construction , and 177 are awaiting construction . A further 31 are being studied , and more than 361 have been iden ...
... construction has accelerated dramatically since the Sec- ond World War . Significantly , the very first loan ever ... construction , and 177 are awaiting construction . A further 31 are being studied , and more than 361 have been iden ...
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... construction work began . The feasibility studies for the dams only mentioned the likely ecological effects . By the time studies were commissioned - under the auspices of Dr. B. Lund- holm of Sweden's Secretariat for International ...
... construction work began . The feasibility studies for the dams only mentioned the likely ecological effects . By the time studies were commissioned - under the auspices of Dr. B. Lund- holm of Sweden's Secretariat for International ...
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... construction minus power generated ] due to construction in isolated energy - intensive sites , and a short life from sedimentation.26 When Dr. Philip Williams studied the energy accounts of the New Melones Dam in California , he found ...
... construction minus power generated ] due to construction in isolated energy - intensive sites , and a short life from sedimentation.26 When Dr. Philip Williams studied the energy accounts of the New Melones Dam in California , he found ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Problems of Resettlement | 17 |
Management and MaintenancePerennial Problems | 163 |
Copyright | |
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