Conflicts Associated with Dam Removal in Sweden

The increasing number of deteriorating old dams that need renovation or have lost their function make dam removal a viable management option. There are at least four major reasons for dam removal: safety, law and policy, economy, and ecology. Here we discuss 17 Swedish dams that were recently cons...

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Main Authors: Anna G. C. Lejon, Birgitta Malm Renöfält, Christer Nilsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2009-12-01
Series:Ecology and Society
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Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol14/iss2/art4/