Are large-scale dams environmentally detrimental? Life-cycle environmental consequences of mega-hydropower plants in Myanmar

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Aung, Thiri Shwesin, Fischer, Thomas B., Azmi, Azlin Suhaida
• التنسيق: مقال
• اللغة: English; English
• منشور في: Springer 2020
• الموضوعات: TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: http://irep.iium.edu.my/82831/13/82831_Are%20large-scale%20dams%20environmentally%20detrimentaL_UPDATE.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/82831/2/82831_Are%20large-scale%20dams%20environmentally%20detrimental_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/82831/; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11367-020-01795-9

Purpose: Rivers control biophysical processes that underpin essential ecosystem services. Myanmar’s rivers provide great opportunities for increasing energy supply at low costs from hydropower plants and make important contributions to the national economy. However, associated environmental impacts,...