Assessing regressive erosion effects: Unveiling riverside land use land cover changes post hydroelectric project construction

Assessing regressive erosion effects: Unveiling riverside land use land cover changes post hydroelectric project construction

In Ecuador, the Coca Codo Sinclair Hydroelectric Project (CCSHP) provides 34 % of the country's energy demand. However, since its inauguration in 2016, regressive erosion in the Coca River has accelerated, causing the collapse of the San Rafael waterfall in 2020 and damage to oil and electricit...

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Main Authors: Andrés Velastegui-Montoya, José Agustín García-Romero, Isabel Adriana Chuizaca-Espinoza, Renata Pacheco Quevedo, Christhian Santana-Cunha, José I. Ochoa-Brito, Mijail Arias-Hidalgo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-04-01
Series:Environmental Challenges
Subjects:
Amazon
Environmental impact
Fluvial dynamics
Hydropower
Random forest
Regressive erosion
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010024000489

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