Download or read book Report of the Commissioner of Corporations on Water power Development in the United States written by United States. Bureau of Corporations and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dams and Development in China written by Bryan Tilt and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China is home to half of the world's large dams and adds dozens more each year. The benefits are considerable: dams deliver hydropower, provide reliable irrigation water, protect people and farmland against flooding, and produce hydroelectricity in a nation with a seeimingly insatiable appetite for energy. As hydropower responds to a larger share of energy demand, dams may also help to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels, welcome news in a country where air and water pollution have become dire and greenhouse gas emissions are the highest in the world. Yet the advantages of dams come at a high cost for river ecosystems and for the social and economic well-being of local people, who face displacement and farmland loss. This book examines the array of water-management decisions faced by Chinese leaders and their consequences for local communities. Focusing on the southwestern province of Yunnan—a major hub for hydropower development in China—which encompasses one of the world's most biodiverse temperate ecosystems and one of China's most ethnically and culturally rich regions, Bryan Tilt takes the reader from the halls of decision-making power in Beijing to Yunnan's rural villages. In the process, he examines the contrasting values of government agencies, hydropower corporations, NGOs, and local communities and explores how these values are linked to longstanding cultural norms about what is right, proper, and just. He also considers the various strategies these groups use to influence water-resource policy, including advocacy, petitioning, and public protest. Drawing on a decade of research, he offers his insights on whether the world's most populous nation will adopt greater transparency, increased scientific collaboration, and broader public participation as it continues to grow economically.

Download or read book The Economics of Water Power Development written by Walter Henry Voskuil and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Water Power Development written by Chicago. Commission on Sewage Disposal and Water Power Development and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Water Power Development written by Emil Mosonyi and published by . This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 1074 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Water Power Development written by Adolph Black and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This special re-print edition of Adolph Black's book "Water Power Development" is a basic guide to developing hydropower. Written in 1908 as a correspondence course, this classic text provides insight into how to how water power works and how to develop a hydropower system to generate electricity. A truly interesting read for those interested in hydropower and alternative energy. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.

Download or read book Water Power in New York State written by Empire State Gas and Electric Association and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Federal Water power Legislation written by Jerome Gregory Kerwin and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report on the Feasibility of Water Power Development at the Mississippi River High Dam written by Adolph Frederick Meyer and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Water Power Development written by Chicago. Commission on Sewage Disposal and Water Power Development and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Water Power written by J. G. White Engineering Corporation and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book National Aspects of Water Power Development written by Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America. National water power policies committee and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sustainable Hydropower in West Africa written by Amos Kabo-Bah and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2018-01-10 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable Hydropower in West Africa: Planning, Operation, and Challenges provides a comprehensive overview of the planning, deployment and management of hydropower in West Africa and similar regions. The authors use a practical approach to analyze available technology, modeling methodologies and sustainability aspects, such as the dependence between climate and hydropower, and socio-economic and environmental impacts. They discuss the need for innovative solutions and how to close research gaps in the field for this region. Although more than 50% of West Africa’s hydropower potential is still untapped, re-engineering and maintenance of existing hydropower plants is a key issue and is discussed. Issues of productivity and optimization are also covered, as well as the introduction of new technology and integration of hydropower into existing energy systems—renewable energy systems, in particular. Policy and regulation are also examined, considering competing needs when managing water resources. The final chapter offers a summary of activities, strategies, policies and technology for easy reference and practical use. Due to its wide coverage and real life examples, this is a useful reference for engineering professionals in the field of hydropower, working in West Africa and regions with similar conditions. This book helps engineers make technology and location decisions for planning, deploying and operating hydropower plants. The book’s accessible language and international authorship also allows for easy use by energy researchers, analysts and policy makers who need information for the analysis, modeling, financing, implementation and regulation of hydropower in West Africa and related regions. Presents the most current issues related to hydropower deployment and management in West Africa and regions with similar conditions Discusses key challenges, focusing on practical aspects and methodologies Explores the technological, sustainability and economic aspects to be considered when deploying, operating and maintaining hydropower plants in West Africa and similar regions

Download or read book Dams and Development written by Sanjeev Khagram and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-08-06 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Big dams built for irrigation, power, water supply, and other purposes were among the most potent symbols of economic development for much of the twentieth century. Of late they have become a lightning rod for challenges to this vision of development as something planned by elites with scant regard for environmental and social consequences—especially for the populations that are displaced as their homelands are flooded. In this book, Sanjeev Khagram traces changes in our ideas of what constitutes appropriate development through the shifting transnational dynamics of big dam construction. Khagram tells the story of a growing, but contentious, world society that features novel and increasingly efficacious norms of appropriate behavior in such areas as human rights and environmental protection. The transnational coalitions and networks led by nongovernmental groups that espouse such norms may seem weak in comparison with states, corporations, and such international agencies as the World Bank. Yet they became progressively more effective at altering the policies and practices of these historically more powerful actors and organizations from the 1970s on. Khagram develops these claims in a detailed ethnographic account of the transnational struggles around the Narmada River Valley Dam Projects in central India, a huge complex of thirty large and more than three thousand small dams. He offers further substantiation through a comparative historical analysis of the political economy of big dam projects in India, Brazil, South Africa, and China as well as by examining the changing behavior of international agencies and global companies. The author concludes with a discussion of the World Commission on Dams, an innovative attempt in the late 1990s to generate new norms among conflicting stakeholders.

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Download or read book Public Works for Water and Power Development and Energy Research Approprations for Fiscal Year written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Public Works for Water and Power Development and Energy Research Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1978 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Public Works and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 1154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: