In the midst of the large dam controversy: Objectives, criteria for assessing large water storages in the developing world

Water Resources Management

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1799-1824

  Shah, Zankhana ^a   Kumar, M Dinesh ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Dam height; Displacement; Environmental impacts; Human development index; International commission on large dams; Large dams; Sustainable water use index

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; DAMS; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; HYDROGEOLOGY; SAFETY ENGINEERING; STORAGE (MATERIALS); TURBULENT FLOW; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

DAM HEIGHT; DISPLACEMENT; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON LARGE DAMS; LARGE DAMS; SUSTAINABLE WATER USE INDEX;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAM CONSTRUCTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; SUSTAINABILITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 55549148395     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-008-9254-8     Document Type: Article

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