Dams and norms: Current practices and the state of the debate

W. Scheumann; O. Hensengerth

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-23403-3_1

Dams and norms: Current practices and the state of the debate

W. Scheumann^*, O. Hensengerth

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Northumbria University

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Abstract

No other infrastructure has attracted more criticism than large reservoir-based hydropower and multi-purpose dams. Their detrimental social and ecological effects make them especially contentious, with opponents and proponents often unable to reach compromise solutions. In December 2000, the World Commission on Dams (WCD) proposed a new framework for decision-making in its report of the same name (WCD 2000), and this has become a landmark for sustainable practices.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Evolution of Dam Policies
Subtitle of host publication	Evidence from the Big Hydropower States
Publisher	Springer
Pages	1-12
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9783642234033
ISBN (Print)	9783642234026
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23403-3_1
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2014

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