Authors:Luis Berga, J.M. Buil, E. Bofill, J.C. De Cea, J.A
Publisher: Taylor & Franci
Keywords: dams, societies, century, barcelona, spain, june, icold, proceedings, reservoirs, environment, international, symposium
Number of Pages: 1412
Published: 2006-05-22
List price: $279.95
ISBN-10: 0415404231
ISBN-13: 9780415404235

Water resources stored by dams and reservoirs play an essential role in water resource management, hydropower and flood control. Where there is an extensive network of dam infrastructures, dams have made a major contribution to economic and social development, providing considerable storage capacity per capita. However, dams and reservoirs may also have an important social and environmental impact, and should be studied within the framework of integrated water resource management and sustainable development. Dams and Reservoirs, Societies and Environment in the 21st Century presents the latest