TY - BOOK ED - World commission on dams TI - Dams and development: a new framework for decision-making : the report of the world commission on dams SN - 9781853837982 U1 - 627.8 PY - 2000/// CY - London PB - Earthscan publication limited KW - Dams - environmental aspects KW - Dams N1 - Reprinted 2001. November 2000; * WATER, DEVELOPMENT, AND LARGE DAMS * TECHNICAL, FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE * ECOSYSTEMS AND LARGE DAMS * PEOPLE AND LARGE DAMS * OPTIONS FOR WATER AND ENERGY RESOURCES * DECISION-MAKING, PLANNING, AND INSTITUTIONS * ENHANCING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT * STRATEGIC PRIORITIES * CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES * BEYOND THE COMMISSION N2 - By the year 2000, the world had built more than 45,000 large dams to irrigate crops, generate power, control floods in wet times and store water in dry times. This title presents the future of dams as well as the changing development context where fresh voices, choices and options leave little room for a business-as-usual scenario ER -