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Article: The hydropower myth
Title | The hydropower myth |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Hydropower Sustainable development Mekong Energy Narratives |
Issue Date | 2020 |
Publisher | Springer. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.springer.com/environment/journal/11356 |
Citation | Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020, v. 27, p. 12882-12888 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Hydropower has come to be treated as synonymous with sustainable economic development by many in the development arena. This is despite the adverse ecological and sociological impacts being widely recognised by those outside of decision-making. The prevalence of this ‘hydropower myth’ simplifies the complex trade-offs involved within hydropower development and often leads to inequitable situations and ecological damage. The Mekong River is used to demonstrate the strength of the hydropower myth—the disconnect with the social and ecological realities of the basin, and emerging and potential negative consequences. The attractiveness of the hydropower myth to decision-makers and developers is shown to lie largely in its political utility in bolstering national power and legitimacy as well as its ability to channel economic benefits towards states and developers. |
Description | Link to Free access |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/278650 |
ISSN | 2022 Impact Factor: 5.8 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.006 |
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dc.contributor.author | WILLIAMS, JM | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-10-21T02:11:29Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2019-10-21T02:11:29Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020, v. 27, p. 12882-12888 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0944-1344 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/278650 | - |
dc.description | Link to Free access | - |
dc.description.abstract | Hydropower has come to be treated as synonymous with sustainable economic development by many in the development arena. This is despite the adverse ecological and sociological impacts being widely recognised by those outside of decision-making. The prevalence of this ‘hydropower myth’ simplifies the complex trade-offs involved within hydropower development and often leads to inequitable situations and ecological damage. The Mekong River is used to demonstrate the strength of the hydropower myth—the disconnect with the social and ecological realities of the basin, and emerging and potential negative consequences. The attractiveness of the hydropower myth to decision-makers and developers is shown to lie largely in its political utility in bolstering national power and legitimacy as well as its ability to channel economic benefits towards states and developers. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Springer. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.springer.com/environment/journal/11356 | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Environmental Science and Pollution Research | - |
dc.rights | This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in [insert journal title]. The final authenticated version is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/[insert DOI] | - |
dc.subject | Hydropower | - |
dc.subject | Sustainable development | - |
dc.subject | Mekong | - |
dc.subject | Energy | - |
dc.subject | Narratives | - |
dc.title | The hydropower myth | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s11356-019-04657-6 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85077036705 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 307796 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 27 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 12882 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 12888 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000534222300006 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Germany | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0944-1344 | - |