The Social and Environmental Effects of Large Dams: A review of the literature |
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... Lake Kariba , 120,000 Nubians displaced by Lake Nasser , 70,000 Ghanaians of vari- ous ethnic groups displaced by Lake Volta , and some 50,000 people to be resettled in Nigeria's Kainji Project . Common themes are ; an underestimation ...
... Lake Kariba , 120,000 Nubians displaced by Lake Nasser , 70,000 Ghanaians of vari- ous ethnic groups displaced by Lake Volta , and some 50,000 people to be resettled in Nigeria's Kainji Project . Common themes are ; an underestimation ...
Page 135
... Lake Mead , formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River - the first recog- nized case of induced seismicity . Lake Mead began filling in 1935 . " No earthquake tremors had been recorded from the area in the 15 years that preceded the ...
... Lake Mead , formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River - the first recog- nized case of induced seismicity . Lake Mead began filling in 1935 . " No earthquake tremors had been recorded from the area in the 15 years that preceded the ...
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... lake in winter / spring , and increases during summer and fall . At Mono Lake , California , a similar pattern is apparent . Geologists , " Found that the seismicity shows a striking correlation with the seasonal deple- tion of Mono Lake ...
... lake in winter / spring , and increases during summer and fall . At Mono Lake , California , a similar pattern is apparent . Geologists , " Found that the seismicity shows a striking correlation with the seasonal deple- tion of Mono Lake ...
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