The Social and Environmental Effects of Large Dams: A review of the literature |
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... ENVIRONMENTAL OPTIMIZATION IN HYDRO DEVELOPMENT OF TROPI- CAL FOREST REGIONS . Robert J. A. Goodland , in Man - made Lakes and Human Health , proceedings of the Symposium on Man - made Lakes and Human Health , Faculty of Medicine ...
... ENVIRONMENTAL OPTIMIZATION IN HYDRO DEVELOPMENT OF TROPI- CAL FOREST REGIONS . Robert J. A. Goodland , in Man - made Lakes and Human Health , proceedings of the Symposium on Man - made Lakes and Human Health , Faculty of Medicine ...
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... environmental problems caused by large dams are briefly considered . The problem caused by the sedimentation of the reser- voirs is emphasised . " There is no question " the auth- ors admit " that reservoirs will gradually fill with ...
... environmental problems caused by large dams are briefly considered . The problem caused by the sedimentation of the reser- voirs is emphasised . " There is no question " the auth- ors admit " that reservoirs will gradually fill with ...
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... environmental effects of large dams , promulgated in March 1989. It includes 8 tables and diagrams , and concludes with a very useful bibliography . Of par- ticular relevance is Table 1 , a ranking and description of energy sources ...
... environmental effects of large dams , promulgated in March 1989. It includes 8 tables and diagrams , and concludes with a very useful bibliography . Of par- ticular relevance is Table 1 , a ranking and description of energy sources ...
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