Environmental considerations in energy planning for the Amazon region: Downstream effects of dams

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 6526-6534

  Manyari, Waleska Valença ^a   de Carvalho Jr , Osmar Abilio ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon region; Downstream environmental impacts; Hydroelectric power plant

Indexed keywords

DAMS; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; INVESTMENTS; PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AMAZON REGION; DOWNSTREAM EFFECTS;

HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

DAM CONSTRUCTION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 35648937124     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2007.07.031     Document Type: Article

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