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Dams and Development in China

Paperback • 2014 • 1. edition

Dams and Development in China

By Bryan Tilt

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About the book

China is home to half of the world's large dams and adds dozens more each year. The benefits are considerable: dams deliver hydropower, provide reliable irrigation water, protect people and farmland against flooding, and produce hydroelectricity in a nation with a seeimingly insatiable appetite for energy. As hydropower responds to a larger share of energy demand, dams may also help to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels, welcome news in a country where air and water pollution have become dir...Show more

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9780231170116

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Published year

2014

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1

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Dams and Development in China

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Paperback

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