Gorges Dam

Easy navigation and flood control encouraged trade along the river, which boosted the economy and led to an increase in jobs for traders, deckhands, etc. (US History TVA). In addition to providing increased trade opportunities, large amounts of money that would have been spent on the flood damage that were saved by the construction of these dams. A few years into the program, stations were created in the area to monitor flooding. Reports from these stations, in addition to computer calculations, show that the total cost of the flood damage up until 2007 would have been $5.8 billion (TVA River Neighbors). The flooding would have destroyed not only people’s homes, but also their businesses and livelihoods., which would have led to further unemployment.

In the ¨River Restoration Project Offers a Sprinkling of Hope¨, Ron Jacobsma, general manager of the Friant Water Authority, said “We hope to get double duty out of that water by taking it the long way around.¨ As Jacobsma is a general manager of the Friant water Authority, this offers us his experience, his ideas and his thoughts of how we can have hope for the project. President Barack Obama signed the Omnibus Public Lands Bill in March, the agreement turned into federal law when he signed it. The parties had been working on the restoration plan for more than two years laying the groundwork for the physical changes to come. When the president signed it, it made them get the approval which he supported for them to continue the process. The credibility of the author right has now been believable because he provided us with the ethics of President Obama and Jacobsma. The river will not necessarily end up to its full, natural path along its entire length. Too much has changed in the decades since the dams construction. They would use canals along some stretches to carry the water short distances and to ferry the salmon upstream. This is showing us logos with facts and information it offers an explanation on how to solve one of the problems with the plan. A professor named Peter Moyole, from UC Davis also had his opinion on the project. He said “We have never done anything on this scale”, but we were willing to try it and approve of the

The Grand Coulee Dam, located in Eastern Washington, was one of controversy, risk, and a point of no return. While the water captured made the desert area blossom in agriculture and it powered some large cities, it created a sense of accomplishment, that humans can control Mother Nature. While many people were very excited for this new construction – which gives power and resources - at the time, some thought it should not be allowed, they are not proud of containing the Columbia River. In this analysis, I am going to focus on the economic and social effects that the Grand Coulee Dam created in its build.

Beside these arguments, there is also a more quantitative side to the debate. The ecological detriments of the Glen Canyon Dam have been well-documented. Extensive changes were brought about in the Colorado River ecosystem by the construction of the Glen Canyon Dam. Most of these alterations negatively affected the functioning of the system and the native aquatic species of the river. The reduced supply and transport of

The Hoover Dam is one of America¡¦s greatest civil engineering marvels (Hernan 22) and ¡§has become a magnet to those fascinated by human ingenuity at its best¡¨ (Haussler 30). With its enormous size and construction during the Great Depression, it was an interesting topic to me. I would like to major in civil engineering and, at first, I was researching this topic. I was looking for salary and job descriptions. Then, I discovered the name John L. Savage, the engineer who supervised the design of the Hoover Dam and many other dams in the United States. Savage worked on the Minidoka irrigation project in Idaho after joining the United States Reclamation Service in 1903. His future of building dams first began "When I first

Studies before the dam removal have shown that 83% of the Olympic National Park has been untouched and is still considered a pristine wildlife habitat which is good news. This means that if the lower end from the dams and below can restored then the Elwha River ecosystem theoretically will recover as well. Of the lower 5 miles that was left available for fish spawning, not very much of it was usable. The dams cause a baseline shift in the lower river by changing the composition of the river bed from fine sediment to larger stones and boulders which is not prime spawning habitat for fish. The negative effects of the dams, both indirect and direct,

Fish makes up about 80 percent of protein (Where Have All The Fish Gone? Film) in the Khmer people’s diet, and the downstream impact of the Yali Dam has led to high toxicity levels in the streams that have killed off the fish. Not only does this affect their diets, but it also affects their economy, since fish is a main export of Southeast Asia. The Mekong River Commission estimated that $200 million of fish migrate up the Hou Sahong channel a year (Biard, Lecture). The Don Sahong dam would block this channel, which would impact thousands of people. This problem is a result of local resource use, since the purpose of this dam is to generate electricity specifically for Cambodia. Southeast Asia becoming so dependent on exports, such as fish, has increased the severity of this issue. According to page 404 in the textbook, during the 1970s and 1980s, many southeastern countries have shifted their focus to developing products that could be exported all over the world. Similarly to those demanding gold from Latin America, the corporations in charge of the dams care about benefiting from its profits. According to Baird’s article, the main objective of building the Don Sahong Dam is to generate revenue by exporting electricity to Thailand or Cambodia. Those who consider this Dam to be a problem would be the people of Cambodia and Laos who depend on the river for food and survival.

Historical Implications: Why have archaeologists and historians criticized the building of the Three Gorges Dam? Answer: the Three Gorges Dam because it flooded and destroyed a large number of important cultural and archaeological sites. The dam has caused a lot of ecological changes and approximately 1.3 million people had to move because of the creation of this dam. 3. Governmental Implications: What has been the unfortunate response of local government officials assigned to help families affected by the construction

First, the Mosul Dam plays in many vital roles for many of us, Iraqis. The Mosul dam provides not only water, but also electricity to 1.7 million Iraqis. There are clearly possibilities of the dam collapsing if other countries around the world like Baghdad and the U.S.A are concerned with the situation. On top of that, the engineers involved in building the dam 30 years ago have warned that the risk of it collapsing could be even worse, and could happen

The Hoover Dam was starting to be built in March of 1931. According to the official Bureau of Reclamation for the Hoover Dam,

Large dams and reservoirs contribute a vast amount advantages in satisfying the basic fundamental needs of humans. Some of the advantages of large dams and reservoirs are they bear the responsibility for bringing water to businesses as well as drinking water; they are responsible for irrigation; they control floods; they supply economical hydropower and they offer hobbies for humans. Dams and reservoirs

ilson Dam- located in my hometown of Florence, Alabama- is a hydroelectric power-generating dam within the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) system. It was built within the time frame of 1918 to 1924, and its construction was initiated by the events of World War I. Nitrate was a commodity in high demand for its use in explosives, and as the government began to fear a decreasing supply of the substance, the National Defense Act of 1916 was passed which authorized the construction of new nitrate plants. Two such plants were to be built within the Muscle Shoals area, and thus a hydroelectric facility was needed to power the plants. Consequentially, the Tennessee River was selected as the best suited development site for the project.

For example, due to the amount of water released to flood the land the water levels have plummeted causing severe droughts throughout the river. In the article Three Gorges Dam is Said to Hurt Areas Downstream it clearly states, “Large areas of central and southern China are suffering from the worst drought in 50 years, and the levels have plummeted in the the Yangtze River and other bodies of water.” This river is very important to China and if it completely dried up that would be a large threat to this country's society. To continue, the dam has been unsuccessful to measure the effects on other water bodies. This has presented the other rivers around the dam with lower water levels. In the article it says, “A Chinese official says the planners of the Three Gorges Dam failed to properly gauge its effects on lakes and other water bodies. As a result, the dam has contributed to lower water levels in two of China’s largest freshwater lakes…” Due to this not only will there be negative impacts for the dam the rivers will be affected too by droughts and the possibility to dry up completely. The last case of environmental effects being harmful is the impact and rapid growth of fish and plant species. According to the text it says, “In addition, the dam has had an impact of fish breeding and the growth

Traditionally, environmental management has been considered in the light of knowing the best technological solution. A significant case study representing a technological solution to environmental management is the Three Gorges Dam (TGD) on the Yangtze River in China. The dam has two principal management purposes. These are; to provide energy sourced by more renewable means than coal burning alternatives, to meet rising demands, as well as reduce flooding of the Yangtze River. Following a deeper introduction of the TGD case study, four primary perspectives will be used to assess the environmental management outcomes and approaches. First the social implications and any gains of the project, including the issues of social injustice and lack

In the Tigris River, the Ilisu Dam along with other dams has become a plan to sustain a water reservoir for the citizens of Turkey. Unfortunately, it has led to an increasing number of ecological impacts downstream. The project began in August of 2006 and has been met with much controversy, yet certain instances of how the dam affects the surrounding life including people and other organisms has become definite. With International Environmental Impact Assessments calling to be revised, but to no avail, it begins to make one investigate the risks of the construction of the dam and it’s ecological impact on the surrounding environment including aquatic, terrestrial, plant, and human life. This analysis will discuss what the Ilisu Dam is and