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2014 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

1. A Global Review of Large Dam Construction

Authors : Pu Wang, Shikui Dong, James P. Lassoie

Published in: The Large Dam Dilemma

Publisher: Springer Netherlands

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Abstract

Large dams have been used as a means of development for a long time, but they also have caused various environmental and social problems at different scales. This chapter provides a global perspective on large dams, including the history and distribution of large dams in the world, the multiple functions of large dams, and arguments from both sides of the on-going debate over their construction.

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Metadata
Title
A Global Review of Large Dam Construction
Authors
Pu Wang
Shikui Dong
James P. Lassoie
Copyright Year
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Book
The Large Dam Dilemma

Print ISBN: 978-94-007-7629-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-94-007-7630-2

Copyright Year: 2014

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7630-2_1