Conflicts Associated with Dam Removal in Sweden

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ID4240153
AutoresAnna G C Lejon, Anna Lejon (Umeå University), Birgitta Malm Renöfält, Birgitta Malm‐Renöfält (0000-0003-0092-6842, Umeå University), Christina Nilsson (0000-0003-1186-8115, Umeå University), Christer Nilsson (0000-0002-6517-4453)
Año2009
Volumen14
Número2
Páginasart4
Fecha de publicación2009-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaConservation Ecology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1195-5449 • E-ISSN: 1708-3087
EditorialResilience Alliance (PUBLISHER • CA)
DOI10.5751/es-02931-140204
OpenAlexW1641715251
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas24
Referencias citadas8

The increasing number of deteriorating old dams that need renovation or have lost their function make dam removal a viable management option. There are at least four major reasons for dam removal: safety, law and policy, economy, and ecology. Here we discuss 17 Swedish dams that were recently considered for removal. Because dam removal usually causes controversy, dam removal initiatives may succeed, fail, or result in a compromise such as a bypass channel for migrating fish. We identify and discuss three major obstructions to dam removal: funding, cultural-historical values, and threatened species. To facilitate dam removal, the reasons for, and the effects of, dam removal must be carefully explained, and the public and stakeholders must be kept informed. In complicated cases in which compromise solutions may be the most feasible outcome, the integration of the knowledge of different stakeholders is crucial. The involvement of diverse stakeholders increases their willingness to find compromises, thus avoiding conflicts and failures

Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Political science · Environmental Science · Fish Ecology and Management Studies · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes