The Social and Environmental Effects of Large Dams: A review of the literature |
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Page 111
... Aswan Dam has reduced fisheries in the Mediterranean . " Shortage of sardines has been reported during the last few years . But this variety has never constituted a major percentage of the total catch in Egypt . " He tells us that the ...
... Aswan Dam has reduced fisheries in the Mediterranean . " Shortage of sardines has been reported during the last few years . But this variety has never constituted a major percentage of the total catch in Egypt . " He tells us that the ...
Page 150
... Aswan Dam until the period when the reservoir level had to be maintained for electricity generation . Sluicing uses gates very low on the dam , capable of allowing the rivers flood through at reasonable velocity , car- rying the ...
... Aswan Dam until the period when the reservoir level had to be maintained for electricity generation . Sluicing uses gates very low on the dam , capable of allowing the rivers flood through at reasonable velocity , car- rying the ...
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... Aswan dam , as well as the water problems of Egypt and the Sudan . The first chapter describes the topography and hydrology of the Nile Valley and the early history of irrigated agriculture in that area . Waterbury tends to reject the ...
... Aswan dam , as well as the water problems of Egypt and the Sudan . The first chapter describes the topography and hydrology of the Nile Valley and the early history of irrigated agriculture in that area . Waterbury tends to reject the ...
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