Taking a second look: Climate change, periodic relicensing and improved management of dams

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 312-320

  Pittock, Jamie ^a   Hartmann, Joerg ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Dams Initiative Leader   (Germany)

Author keywords

climate change adaptation; dam reoperation; dam safety; environmental flows; fish passage; public participation; regulation; rivers; thermal pollution; water.

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DAM; DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INFRASTRUCTURE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RIVER SYSTEM; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; CHINA; FRANCE; NEW SOUTH WALES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953183751     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF09302     Document Type: Article

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