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Published in conclusion of The Social and Environmental Effects of Large Dams: Volume 1. Overview. Wadebridge Ecological Centre, Worthyvale Manor Camelford, Cornwall PL32 9TT, UK, 1984. By Edward Goldsmith and Nicholas Hildyard. « previous chapter · contents · next chapter » In the light of today’s knowledge, it is clear that the building of large-scale water development [...]
Published as Chapter 18 of The Social and Environmental Effects of Large Dams: Volume 1. Overview. Wadebridge Ecological Centre, Worthyvale Manor Camelford, Cornwall PL32 9TT, UK, 1984. By Edward Goldsmith and Nicholas Hildyard. « previous chapter · contents · next chapter » By this time, the reader will probably be asking why we obstinately continue to build [...]
The Preface, Ballad and Foreword for The Social and Environmental Effects of Large Dams (SEELD): Volume 1. Overview, Wadebridge Ecological Centre, Worthyvale Manor Camelford, Cornwall, 1984. contents · next chapter » Preface This report is an attempt to provide an overview of the social and environmental effects of building large dams. It is the first of [...]
Published as Chapter 20 of The Social and Environmental Effects of Large Dams: Volume 1. Overview. Wadebridge Ecological Centre, Worthyvale Manor Camelford, Cornwall PL32 9TT, UK, 1984. By Edward Goldsmith and Nicholas Hildyard. « previous chapter · contents · next chapter » Cost-benefit studies: the record of falsification Expertise is as saleable a commodity as gold. The [...]
Published as Chapter 1 of The Social and Environmental Effects of Large Dams: Volume 1. Overview. Wadebridge Ecological Centre, Worthyvale Manor Camelford, Cornwall PL32 9TT, UK, 1984. By Edward Goldsmith and Nicholas Hildyard. « previous chapter · contents · next chapter » The pace of construction Since the beginning of the historical era, man has been building [...]
Published as Chapter 5 of The Social and Environmental Effects of Large Dams: Volume 1. Overview. Wadebridge Ecological Centre, Worthyvale Manor Camelford, Cornwall PL32 9TT, UK, 1984. By Edward Goldsmith and Nicholas Hildyard. « previous chapter · contents · next chapter » Introduction In hot, dry areas, the loss of water from a dam’s reservoir and from [...]
Published as Chapter 9 of The Social and Environmental Effects of Large Dams: Volume 1. Overview. Wadebridge Ecological Centre, Worthyvale Manor Camelford, Cornwall PL32 9TT, UK, 1984. By Edward Goldsmith and Nicholas Hildyard. « previous chapter · contents · next chapter » Dam failures It is only recently that we have started building large dams. Our experience [...]
Published as Chapter 17 of The Social and Environmental Effects of Large Dams: Volume 1. Overview. Wadebridge Ecological Centre, Worthyvale Manor Camelford, Cornwall PL32 9TT, UK, 1984. By Edward Goldsmith and Nicholas Hildyard. « previous chapter · contents · next chapter » Can there be satisfactory large-scale water development schemes? The historical experience has unquestionably been disastrous. [...]
