Hydropower in Turkey: Economical, social and environmental aspects and legal challenges

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 31, Issue , 2013, Pages 34-43

  Kentel, Elçin ^a   Alp, Emre ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Economical aspects; Environmental aspects; Hydropower; Integrated watershed management; Social aspects; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; HYDROPOWER; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WATER FLOW; WATER TEMPERATURE; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84876830619     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2013.02.008     Document Type: Article

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