Large dams

Learning from the past, looking at the future: workshop proceedings, Gland, Switzerland, April 11-12, 1997

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ID23769873
EditorsTony Dorcey, Achim Steiner, Michael Acreman, Brett Orlando
Year1997
Publication date1997-07-31
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueLarge dams (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherThe World Bank (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1596/0-8213-4028-x
OpenAlexW2291179846
ISBN9780821340288
LanguageEN
Citations received8

No AccessStand Alone Books1 Feb 2013Large damsLearning from the past, looking at the future: workshop proceedings, Gland, Switzerland, April 11-12, 1997Authors/Editors: Tony Dorcey, Achim Steiner, Michael Acreman, Brett OrlandoTony Dorcey, Achim Steiner, Michael Acreman, Brett Orlandohttps://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-4028-XSectionsAboutPDF (2.6 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract:Controversy has mounted over the last two decades about the role of dams in development. In the 1980s proposals for large dams began to be fundamentally questioned by locally affected interests and global coalitions of environmental and human rights groups. In the 1990s this resulted in a succession of calls for a moratorium on World Bank funding and for reparations for those affected by large dam construction. In April 1997 a workshop jointly sponsored by the World Bank and the World Conservation Union (IUCN) was held in Gland, Switzerland, with stakeholders representing diverse interests from around the world exploring whether they could resolve the highly controversial issues associated with large dams. Part I of this report summarizes what happened in advance of this workshop, during the two days of discussions, and immediately following the workshop's conclusion. The proceedings identify the implications for how to build on the initial consensus and sustain its momentum. Part II contains the full text of three overview papers that were commissioned ("The Engineering and Economic Aspects of Planning, Design, Construction, and Operation of Large Dam Projects"; "Social Impacts of Large Dam Projects"; and "Environmental Sustainability in the Hydro Industry: Disaggregating the Debate") and two others that were reproduced to inform the discussions ("Meeting Hydro's Financing and Development Challenges" and "Hydropower: A New Business or an Obsolete Industry?"). FiguresreferencesRecommendeddetailsCited byClimate change and the hydropower sector: A global reviewWIREs Climate Change, Vol.13, No.210 January 2022Water3 January 2022Dam Projects: Pro and Contra1 January 2022Moving Beyond Economic Analysis: Assessing The Socio-Cultural Impacts Of Displacement And Resettlement By Sardar Sarovar Project, IndiaGEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY, Vol.13, No.32 October 2020Extending the China water machine: Constructing a dam export industryGeoforum, Vol.112Developments in water dams and water harvesting systems throughout history in different civilizationsInternational Journal of Hydrology, Vol.2, No.21 January 2018Building a nation through a dam: the case of Rogun in TajikistanNationalities Papers, Vol.43, No.320 November 2018How to maintain the bad reputation of dam projects1 March 2012Valuing environmental impacts of large dam construction in Korea: An application of choice experimentsEnvironmental Impact Assessment Review, Vol.28, No.4-5Los servicios hidrológicos y la conservación de los bosques de MéxicoMadera y Bosques, Vol.10, No.11 September 2016Hydropower Resettlement Projects, Socioeconomic Impacts ofThe political economy and socio‐economic impact of China's three Gorges damAsian Studies Review, Vol.25, No.1Sustainable Fossil Fuels, Vol.646 July 2010 View Published: July 1997ISBN: 978-0-8213-4028-8 Copyright & Permissions Related RegionsAfricaEast Asia & PacificSouth AsiaRelated CountriesChinaRelated TopicsEnergyEnvironmentWater Resources KeywordsDAMSDAM POLICIESNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSIMPACT OF A PROJECT ON A ENVIRONMENTMANAGEMENT POLICY REVIEWPROJECT DESIGNPRIVATE INVESTMENTSCONSTRUCTIONSOCIAL IMPLICATIONSOPERATION & MAINTENANCECOST-BENEFIT ANALYSISMETHODOLOGYCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONINFORMATION DISSEMINATIONRESETTLEMENTPROJECT BENEFICIARIESHYDROELECTRIC PROJECTSDEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENTEFFICIENCYCOST OVERRUNSPROJECT DELAYSDEVELOPERSCONSULTATIVE GROUPSTECHNICAL INFORMATIONHEALTH IMPACTSTRADITIONAL TECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTBIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENTMULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMSDAMDAM CONSTRUCTIONENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTHUMAN RIGHTSHYDRO INDUSTRYLARGE DAMLARGE DAM PROJECTSLARGE DAMSSPILLWAYWATER RESOURCES PDF DownloadLoading ...

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