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Format: 1 Online-Ressource(XXX, 622 p. 145 illus., 126 illus. in color.)

Edition: 1st ed. 2022.

ISBN: 9783030911850

Series Statement: Environmental Earth Sciences

Content: Part I. Approach -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Different Ways to Look at Things -- Chapter 3. Approach to ESIA -- Chapter 4. Dams, Reservoirs and Power Plants -- Chapter 5. Impacts -- Chapter 6. Mitigation -- Part II: ESIA Preparation -- Chapter 7. Introductory Chapters to an ESIA -- Chapter 8. Physical Environment -- Chapter 9. Water -- Chapter 10. Biological Environment -- Chapter 11. Human Environment -- Chapter 12. The ESMMP -- Chapter 13. Decommissioning -- Chapter 14. Comparison with Alternatives -- Part III: Specific Issues -- Chapter 15. Access Roads -- Chapter 16. Reservoirs as Habitats -- Chapter 17. Reservoir Stratification -- Chapter 18. Downstream Impacts -- Chapter 19. Transboundary and Cumulative Effects -- Chapter 20. Residual or Ecological Flow -- Chapter 21. Dam Projects: Pro and Contra -- Part IV: Case Studies -- Chapter 22. Mekong Basin -- Chapter 23. Rogun: Water Scarcity in Central Asia -- Chapter 24. Impoumdment and Reservoir Development -- Chapter 25. HPPS in High Mountain Areas -- Chapter 26. Bad Dams? -- Chapter 27. Epilogue: Whither Dams?

Content: This book describes the entire process of environmental impact assessment for hydropower and dam projects, not from a legal or regulatory point of view, but from a very applied one, based mainly on the personal experience of the author, who is involved in this field of work since over 40 years, by describing the different steps of such an assessment, covering all major aspects to be dealt with. The focus is on environmental issues, while the other main subject—social impacts—is mentioned here only briefly. It will be of interest not only for ESIA (Environmental and Social Impact Assessment) practitioners, be they consultants involved in the preparation of such studies or staff members of environmental protection agencies having to come to decisions based on them, but also for engineers and planners involved in such projects, developers, and people interested in questions related to energy, environment, and climate change. Overall, this book aims at contributing to put the discussion about hydropower and dam projects on a more objective level.

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Format: XXX, 622 p. 145 illus., 126 illus. in color. , online resource.

Edition: 1st ed. 2022.

ISBN: 9783030911850

Series Statement: Environmental Earth Sciences,

Content: This book describes the entire process of environmental impact assessment for hydropower and dam projects, not from a legal or regulatory point of view, but from a very applied one, based mainly on the personal experience of the author, who is involved in this field of work since over 40 years, by describing the different steps of such an assessment, covering all major aspects to be dealt with. The focus is on environmental issues, while the other main subject-social impacts-is mentioned here only briefly. It will be of interest not only for ESIA (Environmental and Social Impact Assessment) practitioners, be they consultants involved in the preparation of such studies or staff members of environmental protection agencies having to come to decisions based on them, but also for engineers and planners involved in such projects, developers, and people interested in questions related to energy, environment, and climate change. Overall, this book aims at contributing to put the discussion about hydropower and dam projects on a more objective level.

Note: Part I. Approach -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Different Ways to Look at Things -- Chapter 3. Approach to ESIA -- Chapter 4. Dams, Reservoirs and Power Plants -- Chapter 5. Impacts -- Chapter 6. Mitigation -- Part II: ESIA Preparation -- Chapter 7. Introductory Chapters to an ESIA -- Chapter 8. Physical Environment -- Chapter 9. Water -- Chapter 10. Biological Environment -- Chapter 11. Human Environment -- Chapter 12. The ESMMP -- Chapter 13. Decommissioning -- Chapter 14. Comparison with Alternatives -- Part III: Specific Issues -- Chapter 15. Access Roads -- Chapter 16. Reservoirs as Habitats -- Chapter 17. Reservoir Stratification -- Chapter 18. Downstream Impacts -- Chapter 19. Transboundary and Cumulative Effects -- Chapter 20. Residual or Ecological Flow -- Chapter 21. Dam Projects: Pro and Contra -- Part IV: Case Studies -- Chapter 22. Mekong Basin -- Chapter 23. Rogun: Water Scarcity in Central Asia -- Chapter 24. Impoumdment and Reservoir Development -- Chapter 25. HPPS in High Mountain Areas -- Chapter 26. Bad Dams? -- Chapter 27. Epilogue: Whither Dams?

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Note: Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources , Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I Approach -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Prologue -- 1.2 Purpose and Scope -- 1.3 Limitations -- 1.4 My Experience -- 1.5 Sources Used -- References -- 2 Different Ways to Look at Things -- 2.1 Environment, Society and Economy -- 2.2 Same Point, Different Points of View -- 2.3 Islands in a Reservoir -- 2.4 The Necessity to Understand -- References -- 3 Approach to ESIA -- 3.1 Origins of Water Management -- 3.2 The Early Days of ESIA -- 3.3 The Main Actors, Stakeholders -- 3.4 Structure -- 3.4.1 Basic Structure of an ESIA -- 3.4.2 Comparison of Different Approaches -- 3.5 Team Composition -- 3.6 The Bidding Process -- 3.6.1 Preparation of an EOI -- 3.6.2 Preparation of a Proposal -- 3.7 Who Should Do ESIAs? -- 3.8 The Use of Local Knowledge -- 3.8.1 Local Experts -- 3.8.2 Language -- 3.8.3 Knowledge of the Local Population -- 3.9 Purpose and Limits of ESIAs -- 3.10 Comments to Reports -- 3.11 Biased ESIAs -- 3.11.1 Criticism of ESIAs: Cuts Both Ways -- 3.11.2 Different Concepts -- 3.11.3 Incompetence -- 3.11.4 Under Pressure -- 3.11.5 Three Cases -- 3.12 Baseline: How Much Is Enough? -- 3.13 A Multitude of IAs -- References -- 4 Dams, Reservoirs and Power Plants -- 4.1 Main Characteristics of Dams and Hydropower Plants -- 4.1.1 Types -- 4.1.2 Cascades -- 4.1.3 Interbasin or Transbasin Projects -- 4.2 Project Stages -- 4.2.1 Identification -- 4.2.2 Pre-feasibility and Feasibility -- 4.2.3 Detailed Design -- 4.2.4 Implementation: The Construction Period -- 4.2.5 Operation -- 4.2.6 Decommissioning -- 4.3 Standard Impacts of Dam Projects -- 4.4 Good Dams and Bad Dams -- 4.4.1 What Is Good or Bad? -- 4.4.2 Efficiency Ratios -- 4.4.3 Conclusions -- 4.5 Why the Focus on Dams? -- References -- 5 Impacts -- 5.1 What Is an Impact? , 5.2 Environmental Impacts -- 5.3 Definition of "Impact" in ESIAs -- 5.4 Assessment of Impacts -- 5.5 Impacts in Stages of the Project Cycle -- 5.6 The Problem of System Boundaries -- 5.7 Monetising Impacts -- 5.7.1 Cost-Benefit Analysis -- 5.7.2 Willingness to Pay (WTP) Analysis -- 5.7.3 Ecosystem Services -- 5.7.4 Comparison of Expected Gains and Losses -- 5.7.5 Conclusions -- References -- 6 Mitigation -- 6.1 The Mitigation Hierarchy -- 6.1.1 Avoiding -- 6.1.2 Minimising -- 6.1.3 Compensation -- 6.2 Conflicting Issues -- 6.3 Offset -- 6.3.1 The Critical Habitat Concept -- 6.3.2 The No Net Loss Approach -- References -- Part II ESIA Preparation -- 7 Introductory Chapters to an Esia -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Legal and Administrative Framework -- 7.3 Project Description -- 7.4 The Study Area -- References -- 8 Physical Environment -- 8.1 Climate -- 8.1.1 Temperature -- 8.1.2 Precipitation -- 8.1.3 Evaporation -- 8.1.4 Other Climatic Conditions -- 8.2 Climate Change -- 8.2.1 Baseline -- 8.2.2 Effects of Climate Change on Hydropower Projects -- 8.2.3 GHG Emissions from Reservoirs -- 8.3 Air Quality and Noise -- 8.4 Geology -- 8.4.1 Geology of the Dam Site -- 8.4.2 Geology of the Reservoir Area -- 8.4.3 Seismicity and Dam Safety -- 8.5 Soils -- 8.6 Sediments and Sedimentation -- 8.6.1 Prevailing Situation -- 8.6.2 Impacts of Dams -- 8.6.3 Measures -- References -- 9 Water -- 9.1 Hydrology -- 9.1.1 First Approach -- 9.1.2 Prevailing Conditions -- 9.1.3 Project Impacts -- 9.2 Hydrogeology -- 9.3 Water Quality -- 9.3.1 The Parameters: What, How Much and Why? -- 9.3.2 Baseline -- 9.3.3 Impacts -- 9.3.4 Mitigation -- 9.3.5 Monitoring -- 9.3.6 Importance of Qualification -- References -- 10 Biological Environment -- 10.1 Terrestrial Vegetation -- 10.1.1 Baseline -- 10.1.2 Impacts -- 10.1.3 Mitigation -- 10.2 Terrestrial Fauna -- 10.2.1 Baseline , 10.2.2 Impacts -- 10.2.3 Mitigation -- 10.3 Fish -- 10.3.1 Baseline -- 10.3.2 Main Impacts -- 10.3.3 Interruption of Rivers -- 10.3.4 Change from River to Lake -- 10.3.5 Additional Potential Impacts on Fish -- 10.4 Disease Vectors and Water Related Diseases -- 10.4.1 Main Vectors and Diseases -- 10.4.2 Risks During the Construction Period -- 10.4.3 Risks During Operation -- 10.5 Biodiversity -- 10.5.1 What Is a Species? -- 10.5.2 Why Conserve Biodiversity? -- 10.5.3 Endemic Species -- 10.5.4 Exotic and Invasive Species -- 10.6 Protected Areas -- References -- 11 Human Environment -- 11.1 Conflicts Over Land Use -- 11.2 The Farmer's View -- 11.3 Caught in the Limbo: Project Delays -- 11.3.1 Bumbuna -- 11.3.2 Bujagali -- 11.3.3 Rogun -- 11.4 Victims and Profiteers: Dealing with People -- 11.5 The Most Vulnerable of All: Poor People -- 11.6 Gender Issues -- 11.7 Ethnic Minorities -- 11.8 Cash Compensation -- 11.9 Impacts on the Spiritual World -- References -- 12 The ESMMP -- 12.1 EHS Management: The Contractor's Responsibility -- 12.2 Off-Site Measures: The Owner's Responsibility -- 12.3 Monitoring: A Shared Responsibility -- References -- 13 Decommissioning -- 13.1 ESIA and Dam Decommissioning -- 13.2 The Replacement of Rheinfelden HPP -- 13.3 Rehabilitation -- 13.4 Removal of Dams -- References -- 14 Comparison with Alternatives -- 14.1 Direct Project Alternatives -- 14.1.1 Different Dam Sites -- 14.1.2 Different Project Layout -- 14.2 The No-Project Alternative -- 14.3 Different Sources of Energy -- 14.3.1 Comparison -- 14.3.2 Fossil Fuel -- 14.3.3 Wind Farms -- 14.3.4 Solar -- 14.3.5 Combination -- 14.3.6 Nuclear -- References -- Part III Specific Issues -- 15 Access Roads -- 15.1 Impacts of Roads on Natural Habitats -- 15.2 Main Impacts of Access Roads -- 15.3 Mitigation -- References -- 16 Reservoirs as Habitats -- 16.1 Reservoirs Types , 16.2 Reservoirs and Lakes -- 16.3 Vegetation, Floating Plants -- 16.4 Fish -- 16.5 Plankton -- 16.6 Benthos -- 16.7 Birds and Mammals -- References -- 17 Reservoir Stratification -- 17.1 Thermal Stratification Process -- 17.2 Oxygen Stratification -- 17.3 Impacts -- 17.4 Assessing the Impact -- 17.5 Mitigation -- References -- 18 Downstream Impacts -- 18.1 Main Types of Impacts -- 18.2 Floodplains -- 18.2.1 Main Characteristics -- 18.2.2 Floodplain Dynamics -- 18.2.3 Effects of River Regulation on Floodplain Ecosystems -- 18.2.4 Case Studies -- 18.2.5 Measures -- 18.3 Spray Zones -- References -- 19 Transboundary and Cumulative Effects -- 19.1 Transboundary Impacts -- 19.1.1 Definition of International Waterways -- 19.1.2 The Problems -- 19.1.3 TBIA: Transboundary Impact Assessment -- 19.1.4 Solutions to Transboundary Issues -- 19.1.5 River Basin Organisations -- 19.2 Cumulative Impacts -- References -- 20 Residual or Ecological Flow -- 20.1 A First Step -- 20.2 Rules for Calculation -- 20.3 Modern Scientific Approach -- 20.4 Guidelines and Models -- 20.4.1 How Much Good? -- References -- 21 Dam Projects: Pro and Contra -- 21.1 Controversial Projects -- 21.1.1 The Aswan High Dam -- 21.1.2 Three Gorges HPP -- 21.2 Sustainability of Hydropower -- 21.2.1 The Concept of Sustainability -- 21.2.2 Combination with Other Renewable Energy Sources -- 21.2.3 The Times They Are A'Changin' -- 21.2.4 Towards Defining Hydropower Sustainability -- 21.3 Wrong Arguments -- 21.3.1 Cry Wolf -- 21.3.2 The Risk in Using Models -- 21.3.3 Earth Rotation -- 21.3.4 The Kingfisher -- 21.3.5 The Jaguar and the Reservoir -- References -- Part IV Case Studies -- 22 Mekong Basin -- 22.1 Short Overview -- 22.2 The Mekong Cascade -- 22.3 Nam Theun 1 -- 22.4 Don Sahong -- 22.5 Mekong-Tonle Sap -- References -- 23 Rogun: Water Scarcity in Central Asia -- 23.1 Background , 23.2 The Project -- 23.3 Transboundary Impact -- 23.4 The Amu Darya Basin -- 23.5 The Aral Sea -- 23.5.1 Development in the Twentieth Century -- 23.5.2 Impacts on Aral Sea Biology -- 23.5.3 Prospects for Saving the Aral Sea -- 23.5.4 Problems with Water Allocation -- 23.6 The Role of Dams on Vakhsh River -- References -- 24 Impoundment and Reservoir Development -- 24.1 Lom Pangar -- 24.2 Nam Ngiep 1 -- References -- 25 HPPs in High Mountain Areas -- 25.1 Mauvoisin Dam Heightening and Mauvoisin II: Talking with NGOs -- 25.2 Pamir 1 -- References -- 26 Bad Dams? -- 26.1 Projects in Protected Areas -- 26.1.1 Ayago Nile -- 26.1.2 Sutjeska National Park -- 26.1.3 Ivindo National Park, Gabon: Kongou HPP -- 26.2 Palas Valley, Pakistan -- 26.3 Ilisu -- 26.3.1 The Project -- 26.3.2 My Involvement -- 26.3.3 Project Development and Conclusions -- 26.4 Lower Bosna Cascade -- References -- 27 Epilogue: Whither Dams? -- 27.1 A Future for Hydropower? -- 27.1.1 Growing Energy Demand -- 27.1.2 Remaining Potential -- 27.1.3 Increasing Resistance -- 27.2 Improving ESIA -- 27.2.1 The Weaknesses of ESIA -- 27.2.2 The Formalist and the Pragmatist -- 27.2.3 Improving the Process -- 27.2.4 Institutional Strengthening, Capacity Building and Training -- 27.2.5 Introducing Alternative Processes -- 27.3 Improving Implementation -- 27.3.1 The Result Is Important -- 27.3.2 Minimising Impacts on Rivers -- 27.3.3 You Get What You Pay For -- 27.3.4 Communication -- References -- Annex A TOC for an EIA.

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (XXX, 622 p. 145 illus., 126 illus. in color).

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ISBN: 978-3-030-91185-0

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (XXX, 622 p. 145 illus., 126 illus. in color).

Edition: 1st ed. 2022

ISBN: 978-3-030-91185-0

Series Statement: Environmental Earth Sciences

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (XXX, 622 p. 145 illus., 126 illus. in color)

Edition: 1st ed. 2022

ISBN: 9783030911850

Series Statement: Environmental Earth Sciences

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 978-3-030-91184-3

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