Essays about: "benefits of dams"

Showing result 6 - 9 of 9 essays containing the words benefits of dams.

1. 6. Watering down justice : energy justice in the Inga dams case in the DRC

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Ruth Krüger; [2017]
   Keywords : hydroelectric dams; energy justice; sustainability science; Democratic Republic of Congo; post-colonial context; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The focus of this thesis is energy justice and sustainability science, and the argument is based on a case study of the Inga dams. Substantial further development of hydropower is planned at the Inga dams, located on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo. READ MORE

3. 7. Sustainable Development in China’s Decision Making on Large Dams: A case study of the Nu River Basin

   University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Huiyi Chen; [2013]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; large dams; Nu River; Resettlement; Biodiversity; Seismicity;

   Abstract : China’s consumption of electricity is increasing with its economic development. Although the main supply of electricity power is still coal, the government has recognized the importance of renewable energy and energy transition. READ MORE

4. 8. Investigating conditions for transfer of learning in an outdoor experiential study abroad program

   University essay from Estetiska institutionen

   Author : Michael Laden Anderson; [2006]
   Keywords : Transfer of learning; outdoor education; experiential learning; culture and ecology; study abroad; Thailand;

   Abstract : The purpose of the study was to investigate how teaching for transfer of learning was built into a month-long outdoor experiential education course within a semester long study abroad program and to address the extent to which student perception of learning gains could be transferred for use in future courses and for later in life. From a program planning and evaluation perspective it was also important to determine what types of activities and experiences within the course were instrumental in helping students to develop concepts and skills that could be transferred to life after the course. READ MORE

5. 9. Rusumo dam-social challenge in Kagera River Basin : Participation of the affected people

   University essay from Tema vatten i natur och samhälle

   Author : Lazare Nzeyimana; [2003]
   Keywords : World Commission on Dams; dam management; affected people; stakeholders’ participation; information access; communication platforms scenario; land issue in Rwanda; poverty; social and environmental impacts;

   Abstract : From long ago, rivers have always sustained livelihoods of the peoples through the utilisation of different natural resources available in the basin. All over the world, many rivers have been dammed in the spirit of performing various purposes: agricultural irrigation, domestic water supply and power generation or flood control. READ MORE