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Good Dams and Bad Dams : Environmental Criteria for Site Selection of Hydroelectric Projects

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dc.contributor.authorLedec, George
dc.contributor.authorQuintero, Juan David
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-17T20:51:53Z
dc.date.available2014-09-17T20:51:53Z
dc.date.issued2003-11
dc.description.abstractThis paper provides a simple, yet robust, methodology for comparing proposed hydroelectric project sites in terms of their expected negative environmental impacts, and relating these to power generation benefits. The paper also summarizes the environmental mitigation options for large dams. If properly implemented, these mitigation measures can effectively prevent, minimize, or compensate for many (though not all) of a hydroelectric project's negative impacts. Nonetheless, the most effective environmental mitigation measure is good site selection, to ensure that the proposed dam will cause relatively little damage in the first place. The paper presents quantitative indicators (using data that are relatively easy to obtain) for rating and ranking proposed new hydroelectric projects in terms of their likely adverse environmental impacts. Projects with a small reservoir surface area (relative to power generation) tend to be most desirable from both an environmental and social standpoint, in part because they minimize natural habitat losses as well as resettlement needs. In general, the most environmentally benign hydroelectric dam sites are on upper tributaries, while the most problematic ones are on the large main stems of rivers.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/11/19886636/good-dams-bad-dams-environmental-criteria-site-selection-hydroelectric-projects
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/20226
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/20226
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesLatin America and Caribbean Region Sustainable Development working paper series;no. 16
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCELERATED EROSION
dc.subjectADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectAQUATIC BIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectAQUATIC FAUNA
dc.subjectAQUATIC HABITAT
dc.subjectAQUATIC LIFE
dc.subjectAQUATIC VEGETATION
dc.subjectAQUATIC WEED GROWTH
dc.subjectAQUATIC WEEDS
dc.subjectARTIFICIAL LAKES
dc.subjectBAD DAMS
dc.subjectBIG DAM
dc.subjectBIG DAM CONTROVERSY
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
dc.subjectBIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCATCHMENT AREA
dc.subjectCATCHMENT AREAS
dc.subjectCIVIL ENGINEER
dc.subjectCIVIL WORKS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectCUBIC METERS
dc.subjectDAM
dc.subjectDAM CONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectDAM HEIGHT
dc.subjectDAM OUTLETS
dc.subjectDAM PLANNING
dc.subjectDAM PROJECTS
dc.subjectDAM SITE
dc.subjectDAM SITES
dc.subjectDAMS
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL QUALITY
dc.subjectECOLOGY
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL COSTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
dc.subjectESTUARIES
dc.subjectEXISTING AREA
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFISH DIVERSITY
dc.subjectFISH LADDERS
dc.subjectFISH MIGRATIONS
dc.subjectFISH PASSAGE
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFISHING
dc.subjectFLOOD PROTECTION
dc.subjectFLOW REGULATION
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectGOOD DAMS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectHEAD
dc.subjectHIGH DAM
dc.subjectHYDRO DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHYDRO INDUSTRY
dc.subjectHYDRO RESERVOIRS
dc.subjectHYDROELECTRIC DAM
dc.subjectHYDROELECTRIC DAMS
dc.subjectHYDROELECTRIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHYDROELECTRIC ENERGY
dc.subjectHYDROELECTRIC POWER
dc.subjectHYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
dc.subjectHYDROELECTRIC PROJECT
dc.subjectHYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS
dc.subjectHYDROELECTRIC SITES
dc.subjectHYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION
dc.subjectHYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHYDROPOWER FACILITIES
dc.subjectHYDROPOWER SITES
dc.subjectIMPOUNDMENT
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS PEOPLE
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS PEOPLES
dc.subjectINTAKES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL RIVERS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL WATER POWER
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectIRRIGATION WATER
dc.subjectLAKE
dc.subjectLAND AREA
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLARGE DAM
dc.subjectLARGE DAMS
dc.subjectLARGE HYDROPOWER
dc.subjectLARGE HYDROPOWER PROJECTS
dc.subjectLARGE RESERVOIRS
dc.subjectLARGE RIVER
dc.subjectLOCAL PEOPLE
dc.subjectMASTER PLAN
dc.subjectMICRO-DAMS
dc.subjectMIGRATORY FISH
dc.subjectMIGRATORY FISH SPECIES
dc.subjectMINES
dc.subjectMITIGATION MEASURES
dc.subjectMULTIPURPOSE DAMS
dc.subjectNATIVE FISH
dc.subjectNATIVE FISH SPECIES
dc.subjectNATIVE SPECIES
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS
dc.subjectNATURAL HABITAT
dc.subjectNATURAL HABITATS
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectPOLLUTANTS
dc.subjectPOLLUTION CONTROL
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION
dc.subjectPOWER PLANTS
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPROTECTED AREAS
dc.subjectREGISTER OF DAMS
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectRESERVOIR AREA
dc.subjectRESERVOIR FILLING
dc.subjectRESERVOIR SEDIMENTATION
dc.subjectRESERVOIR VOLUME
dc.subjectRESERVOIR WATER
dc.subjectRESERVOIRS
dc.subjectRESETTLEMENT
dc.subjectRIPARIAN
dc.subjectRIPARIAN ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectRIVER
dc.subjectRIVER AREA
dc.subjectRIVER BASIN
dc.subjectRIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRIVER BED
dc.subjectRIVER FLOW
dc.subjectRIVER SYSTEM
dc.subjectRIVERINE
dc.subjectRIVERINE ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectRIVERINE FORESTS
dc.subjectRIVERS
dc.subjectSAFEGUARD POLICIES
dc.subjectSEDIMENT
dc.subjectSEDIMENT LOADS
dc.subjectSEDIMENT MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSHALLOW RESERVOIR
dc.subjectSILENCED RIVERS
dc.subjectSMALL RESERVOIR
dc.subjectSPILLWAYS
dc.subjectSTORAGE RESERVOIRS
dc.subjectSTREAMS
dc.subjectSTRETCH OF RIVER
dc.subjectSURFACE AREA
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTIMBER
dc.subjectTRIBUTARIES
dc.subjectTRIBUTARY
dc.subjectTRIBUTARY RIVERS
dc.subjectTURBINES
dc.subjectWASTE DISPOSAL
dc.subjectWATER LEVELS
dc.subjectWATER POLLUTION
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY PROBLEMS
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER RETENTION
dc.subjectWATER RETENTION TIME
dc.subjectWATER STORAGE
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLIES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWATERFALLS
dc.subjectWATERSHED MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWETLAND HABITATS
dc.subjectWILDLIFE
dc.subjectWILDLIFE HABITAT
dc.subjectWILDLIFE RESCUE
dc.subjectWILDLIFE RESOURCES
dc.subjectWORLD RIVERS
dc.titleGood Dams and Bad Dams : Environmental Criteria for Site Selection of Hydroelectric Projectsen
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okr.date.disclosure2014-07-24
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:00:14.798057Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/11/19886636/good-dams-bad-dams-environmental-criteria-site-selection-hydroelectric-projects
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
okr.guid224701468332373651
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000470435_20140724121745
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19886636
okr.identifier.report30360
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/07/24/000470435_20140724121745/Rendered/PDF/303600NWP0Good000010Box18600PUBLIC0.pdfen
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicWater Resources::Water and Energy
okr.topicWater Resources::River Basin Management
okr.topicWater Resources::Dams and Reservoirs
okr.topicEnergy::Hydro Power
okr.topicEnvironment
okr.unitEnvironment (LCSEN)
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