hydropower-dependent economies worldwide. This study analyses the causal impact of dam construction on forest loss in Brazil …

profiles. Twenty-seven participants ranked thirty-seven statements on large dams, the result is three opinion profiles ("Dam … Busters", "Dam Necessarists" and "It-Dependers") and their points of contention. Divisive issues are the economic benefits … division was between the ideology and politics of the Dam Busters and Dam Necessarists regarding the necessity of dams for …

Sarovar Project (SSP), a large dam with reservoir on the Narmada river, located at the border of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh … the dam in the early 2000s. The water and the project were carriers of meaning well before the project got constructed and … since the dam has become operational. The use of the water of the Narmada river for domestic purposes and, through that, for …

This report provides an overview of the legal, regulatory, and institutional frameworks of dam safety in Japan. The key … or enhancing a dam safety assurance system for further study and reflection in line with their national contexts. It was …

The concept of Probabale Minimum Precipitation (PMP) is essential in relation to dam safety and flood management. It is …

inter alia the impacts of precipitation and extreme flows on a dam's structural and operational safety; the way in which …