Essays about: "dam projects"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 27 essays containing the words dam projects.

  1. 21. Variability and change in Koga reservoir volume, Blue Nile, Ethiopia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära

    Author : Benjamin Reynolds; [2012]
    Keywords : Koga Dam; Irrigation; Reservoir; Ethiopia; Sedimentation; Crop Water Requirements; Monthly Water Balance; Kogadammen; Bevattning; Reservoar; Etiopien; Sedimentation; Livsmedelssäkerhet; Grödor vattenbehov; Månatligvattenbalans;

    Abstract : Ethiopia has long since been an area strongly affected by drought. Although there is a relativelylarge amount of fresh water present in the country, variability in rainfall and lack ofinfrastructure lead to the result that most of the population is undersupplied with water. READ MORE

  3. 22. Sustainable Business - Integrating Business and Community Needs in Devoll Hydropower Project, Albania

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Sara Persson; [2011]
    Keywords : Sustainable Business; CSR; Dam Project; Business Case; Externalities; Stakeholder Theory; Community Investments; Benefit Sharing Mechanisms; Sustainable Livelihoods Framework; Capital Assets; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In the ongoing debate about how we can create a sustainable society, the role of business is negotiated and reshaped with the concept of ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ (CSR) being central to the discussion. This debate steams from past experiences of business externalities, where costs of business transactions have been offloaded on society. READ MORE

  4. 23. Requirements on the backup discharge system of spillways

    University essay from Elektricitetslära

    Author : Erik Åslund; [2011]
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    Abstract : Hydropower is the largest producer of renewable electricity in Sweden with a yearly mean production of 65TWh. A key aspect of hydropower is its’ ability to store energy in dams and therefore being able to adjust the production to the energy consumption. Since each river system in Sweden is different each dam is unique. READ MORE

  5. 24. Dam projects and the formation of state identity: A case study of states' dam constructions, the motives behind them and their social consequences

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Rickard Persson; [2010]
    Keywords : state identity; idea of the state; dam projects; GAP; Euphrates project; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Dam projects are initiated in large scale on rivers all over the world, inevitably resulting in social and cultural consequences. While the causes of states’ dam constructions conventionally are understood in economic and geostrategic terms, this thesis aims to understand why dams are constructed in terms of states’ ambitions to strengthen and maintain identities. READ MORE

  6. 25. CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS FOR WASTEWATER REUSE AND ECOSYSTEM REHABILITATION OF THE IRAQI MARSHLANDS : - The case of the small city of Al-Chibayish in Thi-Qar Province, Iraq

    University essay from Sektionen för ekonomi och teknik (SET)

    Author : Ali Tahir Hassan; [2010]
    Keywords : Marshlands; Constructed wetlands; Water scarcity; Wastewater reuse; Agriculture; Sustainable development;

    Abstract : The risk of the Iraq’s marshlands disappearing is still high unless serious measures are adopted. Sewage discharge and irrigation-water pressure, compounded by the effects of climate changes and the extent of the planned dam construction in upstream countries, make this event more likely. READ MORE