Centralized versus distributed reservoirs: an investigation of their implications on environmental flows and sustainable water resources management

Storage of surface water is widely regarded as a form of insurance against rainfall variability. However, creation of surface storage often endanger the functions of natural ecosystems, and, in turn, ecosystem services that benefit humans. The issues of optimal size, placement and the number of...

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Main Authors: N. Eriyagama, V. Smakhtin, L. Udamulla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2018-06-01
Series:Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences
Online Access:https://www.proc-iahs.net/379/43/2018/piahs-379-43-2018.pdf