Impacts of Megaconferences on the Water Sector by Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada.

Since the late 1990s, megaconferences in the water-related sectors have become regular occurrences. The latest one, in Mexico City, in March 2006, is estimated to have cost a total of $205 million, and had 19,000+ participants. In spite of such huge costs and organizational efforts, not a single wat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Biswas, Asit K. (Author), Tortajada, Cecilia (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edition:	1st ed. 2009.
Series:	Water Resources Development and Management, Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:	Hydrogeology. Environmental management. Environmental economics. Geotechnical engineering. Water pollution. Macroeconomics. Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:	Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:	Loaded electronically. Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.

Table of Contents:

PART I: Global Considerations
1. Impacts of Large Dams: Issues, Opportunities and Constraints
2. Indirect Economic Impacts of Dams
3. Resettlement Outcomes of Large Dams
4. Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Reservoirs
PART II: Case Studies
5. Impacts of Dams in Switzerland
6. Dams and Resettlement in Argentina
7. Impacts of Sobradinho Dam, Brazil
8. The Atatürk Dam and the Southeastern Anatolia (GAP) Project, Turkey
9. Impacts of King River Power Development, Australia
10. Resettlement in China
11. Large Dams that Command Beijing’s Heights
12. Resettlement due to Sardar Sarovar Dam, India
13. Impacts of Kangsabati Project, India
14. Regional and National Impacts of Bhakra-Nangal Project, India
15. Impacts of Koyna Dam, India
16. Resettlement and Rehabilitation: Lesson from India
17. Impacts of High Aswan Dam, Egypt
Index.

Impacts of Megaconferences on the Water Sector by Asit K. Biswas, Cecilia Tortajada.

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