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020 _a9781853837982
082 _a627.8
_bWOR
245 0 _aDams and development :
_ba new framework for decision-making : the report of the world commission on dams
260 _aLondon
_bEarthscan publication limited
_c2000
300 _axxxvii,404p.
_cIllustrations, map ; 28 cm
500 _aReprinted 2001. November 2000
504 _a* 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
520 _aBy 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
650 _a Dams - environmental aspects
650 _aDams
710 _aWorld commission on dams
942 _cRP
999 _c10314
_d10314