Tradeoffs in river restoration: Flushing flows vs. hydropower generation in the Lower Ebro River, Spain

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 518, Issue PA, 2013, Pages 130-139

  Gómez, Carlos M ^a   Pérez Blanco, C Dionisio ^a   Batalla, Ramon J ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^c Laboratory of Plant Ecology and Forest Botany   (Spain)

^d CATALAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH ICRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ebro River; Flushing flows; Hydropower; Opportunity costs; River restoration

Indexed keywords

COSTS; FLOODS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; RESTORATION; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION);

EBRO RIVER; FLUSHING FLOWS; HYDROPOWER; OPPORTUNITY COSTS; RIVER RESTORATION;

RIVERS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FLUSHING; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; POWER GENERATION; RIVER MANAGEMENT; TRADE-OFF; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EBRO RIVER; SPAIN;

EID: 84907256879     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.08.029     Document Type: Article

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