Environmental impacts of hydroelectric power and other anthropogenic developments on the hydromorphology and ecology of the Durance channel and the Etang de Berre, southeast France

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 104, Issue , 2012, Pages 35-50

  Warner, Robin F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barrages; Channel degradation; Exploitive development; Hydropower; Lagoonal degradation; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTHROPOGENICS; BARRAGE; CHANNEL DEGRADATIONS; EXCESS WATERS; EXPLOITIVE DEVELOPMENT; HYDROPOWER; LAGOONAL DEGRADATION; POWER STATION; POWER- GENERATIONS;

RIVERS;

BARRAGE; CATCHMENT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; LAGOON; RIVER POLLUTION; SALT WATER; STATE ROLE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FRANCE; HYDROPOWER; LAGOON; RIVER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BOUCHES DU RHONE; DURANCE RIVER; ETANG DE BERRE; FRANCE; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR;

EID: 84860627563     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.03.011     Document Type: Article

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