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Title: | Water development for power and irrigation, the environment and sustainable development |
Author: | Laar, Aart van de |
Year: | 1993 |
Issue: | 141 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Working papers, General series (ISSN 0921-0210) |
City of publisher: | The Hague |
Publisher: | Institute of Social Studies |
Geographic term: | developing countries |
Subjects: | environment hydroelectricity irrigation dams |
External link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1765/18850 |
Abstract: | The purposes of this paper are: 1. to present a number of general technical and environmental issues relating to the effects of dam construction and operation; 2. to introduce major problems of technical irrigation development, with the purpose of raising issues for analysis by social scientists; and 3. to discuss the public health aspects of dams and irrigation works, and possible engineering responses to overcome these health risks. After the introductory chapter, ch. 2 discusses trends in dam construction. Ch. 3 examines trends in irrigation development and food supplies. Ch. 4 discusses irrigation and health. |