Balancing River Health and Hydropower Requirements in the Lancang River Basin. (2018)
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- Book
- Title:
- Balancing River Health and Hydropower Requirements in the Lancang River Basin. (2018)
- Main Title:
- Balancing River Health and Hydropower Requirements in the Lancang River Basin
- Further Information:
- Note: Xuezhong Yu, Daming He, Phouvin Phousavanh.
- Authors:
- Yu, Xuezhong
He, Daming
Phousavanh, Phouvin - Contents:
- Intro; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Project Purpose and Objectives; 1.2 Project Setting; 1.2.1 Study Area; 1.2.2 Hydropower Development; 1.3 Project Goals and Outputs; 1.4 General Approach; 1.4.1 Identification of River Health Indicators; 1.4.2 Assessment of River Health and Hydropower Impacts; 1.4.3 Recommendations and Experience Sharing; 1.4.4 Gender Impact of Hydropower Projects; References; Chapter 2: River Health Assessment; 2.1 Background; 2.1.1 Concept and Definition of River Health; 2.1.2 Assessment of River Health; 2.1.3 Hydropower Impacts on River Health 2.2 Methods2.2.1 Overview; 2.2.2 Identification of River Health Indicators; 2.2.3 Reference Values and Scoring Assignment; 2.2.3.1 Reference Values; 2.2.3.2 Assessment of Hydropower Impacts on River Health; 2.2.3.3 River Health and Hydropower Impact Matrix; 2.2.4 Assessment Indicators; 2.2.4.1 Physical and Chemical Indicators; Hydrology; Connectivity; Sediment and River Morphology; Water Quality; 2.2.4.2 Biological Indicators; Fish Community; Riparian Vegetation; 2.2.4.3 Social Indicators; Flood Protection; Water Supply; Navigation; Electricity Generation; Recreation 2.2.4.4 Summary of Assessment Indicators2.3 Results and Discussion; 2.3.1 Physical and Chemical Indicators; 2.3.1.1 Hydrology; River Health Assessment; Hydropower Impacts; 2.3.1.2 Connectivity; River Health Assessment; Hydropower Impacts; 2.3.1.3 Sediment and River Morphology; River Health Assessment; Hydropower Impacts; 2.3.1.4Intro; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Project Purpose and Objectives; 1.2 Project Setting; 1.2.1 Study Area; 1.2.2 Hydropower Development; 1.3 Project Goals and Outputs; 1.4 General Approach; 1.4.1 Identification of River Health Indicators; 1.4.2 Assessment of River Health and Hydropower Impacts; 1.4.3 Recommendations and Experience Sharing; 1.4.4 Gender Impact of Hydropower Projects; References; Chapter 2: River Health Assessment; 2.1 Background; 2.1.1 Concept and Definition of River Health; 2.1.2 Assessment of River Health; 2.1.3 Hydropower Impacts on River Health 2.2 Methods2.2.1 Overview; 2.2.2 Identification of River Health Indicators; 2.2.3 Reference Values and Scoring Assignment; 2.2.3.1 Reference Values; 2.2.3.2 Assessment of Hydropower Impacts on River Health; 2.2.3.3 River Health and Hydropower Impact Matrix; 2.2.4 Assessment Indicators; 2.2.4.1 Physical and Chemical Indicators; Hydrology; Connectivity; Sediment and River Morphology; Water Quality; 2.2.4.2 Biological Indicators; Fish Community; Riparian Vegetation; 2.2.4.3 Social Indicators; Flood Protection; Water Supply; Navigation; Electricity Generation; Recreation 2.2.4.4 Summary of Assessment Indicators2.3 Results and Discussion; 2.3.1 Physical and Chemical Indicators; 2.3.1.1 Hydrology; River Health Assessment; Hydropower Impacts; 2.3.1.2 Connectivity; River Health Assessment; Hydropower Impacts; 2.3.1.3 Sediment and River Morphology; River Health Assessment; Hydropower Impacts; 2.3.1.4 Water Quality; River Health Assessment; Hydropower Impacts; 2.3.2 Biological Indicators; 2.3.2.1 Fish Community; River Health Assessment; Hydropower Impacts; 2.3.2.2 Riparian Vegetation; River Health Assessment; Hydropower Impacts; 2.3.3 Social Indicators 2.3.3.1 Flood ProtectionRiver Health Assessment; Hydropower Impacts; 2.3.3.2 Water Supply; River Health Assessment; Hydropower Impacts; 2.3.3.3 Navigation; River Health Assessment; Hydropower Impacts; 2.3.3.4 Electricity Generation; River Health Assessment; Hydropower Impacts; 2.3.3.5 Recreation; River Health Assessment; Hydropower Impacts; 2.3.4 Combining Indicator Scores; 2.4 Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: Improving River Health Through Mitigation and Monitoring; 3.1 Background; 3.2 Methods; 3.3 Results and Discussion; 3.3.1 Existing Avoidance, Mitigation, and Compensation Measures 3.3.1.1 Effectiveness of Existing Mitigation and Compensation MeasuresPhysical and Chemical Indicators; Hydrology; Sediment; Water Quality; Water Temperature; Greenhouse Gases; Biological Indicators; Fish Community; Riparian Vegetation and Wildlife; 3.3.2 Existing Environmental Management Framework; 3.3.3 Existing Monitoring Programs; 3.3.3.1 Existing Monitoring on the Lancang River; Regular Hydrometric Monitoring; Hydropower Monitoring Programs; Evaluation of Existing Monitoring Programs; 3.3.3.2 Examples of International Monitoring Programs … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Singapore : Springer
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 621.312134
Environment
Hydroelectric power plants -- Mekong River Watershed
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mechanical
Science -- Environmental Science
Medical -- Public Health
Social Science -- Gender Studies
Environmental science, engineering & technology
Environmental medicine
Gender studies: women
Environmental Medicine
Women
Environmental monitoring
Mekong River Watershed -- Power utilization
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9789811315657
9811315655 - Related ISBNs:
- 9789811315640
9811315647 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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