The Social and Environmental Effects of Large Dams, Volume 2 |
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... large dams in the world, and one of the major dam-building countries of the 20th century, was quick to reject the WCD Final Report, as was India. Other major dam-building countries such as Spain and Turkey were highly critical of the ...
... large dams in the world, and one of the major dam-building countries of the 20th century, was quick to reject the WCD Final Report, as was India. Other major dam-building countries such as Spain and Turkey were highly critical of the ...
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... large dams are also built in small islands such as in Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, and Timor. The population is high in these islands, therefore where topography and geology permit, high dams are constructed. The need for large dams is clear in ...
... large dams are also built in small islands such as in Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, and Timor. The population is high in these islands, therefore where topography and geology permit, high dams are constructed. The need for large dams is clear in ...
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... dams all over the world concerning failure of these dams for new research on the physics of dams. Two clusters have been found as a result of data outliers. Dams within these cluster appear to be extremely large compared to other dams ...
... dams all over the world concerning failure of these dams for new research on the physics of dams. Two clusters have been found as a result of data outliers. Dams within these cluster appear to be extremely large compared to other dams ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Problems of Resettlement | 17 |
Management and MaintenancePerennial Problems | 163 |
Copyright | |
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