Hydroelectric potential and environmental effects of multidam hydropower projects in Turkey

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 320-329

  Berkun, Mehmet ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Coruh River; Euphrates River; GAP; Hydroelectric; Southeastern Anatolia Project; Tigris River

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; IRRIGATION; LAND USE; POLLUTION; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ECONOMICAL DEVELOPMENT; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; EUPHRATES RIVER; HYDROELECTRIC; HYDROELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HYDROPOWER POTENTIAL; SOUTHEASTERN ANATOLIA PROJECTS (GAP); TIGRIS RIVERS;

RIVER BASIN PROJECTS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAM CONSTRUCTION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; INDUSTRIALIZATION; IRRIGATION; LAND USE CHANGE; RIVER POLLUTION; URBANIZATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CORUH RIVER; EUPHRATES RIVER; TIGRIS RIVER; TURKEY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 78649631150     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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