Risky business

International Water Power and Dam Construction

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 16-23

  Donnelly, C Richard ^a   Morgenroth, Michael ^b  

^a Wind and Water Power   (Canada)

^b Acres International Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE; DAMS; RISKS;

DAM CONSTRUCTION; RISKY BUSINESS;

WATER POWER;

DAM FAILURE;

EID: 20444366204     PISSN: 0306400X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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