Biophysical, Socioeconomic, and Geopolitical Vulnerabilities to Hydropower Development on the Nu River, China

Biophysical, Socioeconomic, and Geopolitical Vulnerabilities to Hydropower Development on the Nu River, China

Rapid hydropower development is occurring in China's Yunnan province in response to increasing clean energy demands, exposing potential vulnerabilities of the area's ecosystems, communities, and geopolitical systems. Here, we present original data on the cultures, economics, hydro-politics...

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Main Authors: Desiree D. Tullos, Eric Foster-Moore, Darrin Magee, Bryan Tilt, Aaron T. Wolf, Edwin Schmitt, Francis Gassert, Kelly Kibler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2013-09-01
Series:Ecology and Society
Subjects:
China
dams
hydroelectric power
hydro-politics
international rivers
Nu River
resettlement
Salween River
vulnerability
Yunnan Province
Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol18/iss3/art16/

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http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol18/iss3/art16/

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