Social impact assessments of large dams throughout the world: Lessons learned over two decades

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 215-224

  Égré, Dominique ^a   Senécal, Pierre ^b  

^a Environment and Energy   (Canada)

^b IAIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dams; Environmental; Human impacts; Hydroelectric projects; Impact assessment; Resettlement issues; Social impacts

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION SYSTEM; DAM CONSTRUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT;

CHINA; COLOMBIA; ILISU; THREE GORGES; TURKEY; URRA;

EID: 0142057006     PISSN: 14615517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/147154603781766310     Document Type: Article

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