China’s Influence on Hydropower Development in the Lancang River and Lower Mekong River Basin
N. Matthews, Stew Motta
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N. Matthews, Stew Motta
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Reviews the history of Chinese hydropower development on the Lancang from the 1950s to the present, the downstream political, economic and environmental implications of Lancang hydropower, China’s hydropower influence in the Lower Mekong Basin, and China’s external environmental and social policies related to hydropower.
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Reviews the history of Chinese hydropower development on the Lancang from the 1950s to the present, the downstream political, economic and environmental implications of Lancang hydropower, China’s hydropower influence in the Lower Mekong Basin, and China’s external environmental and social policies related to hydropower.
Key concepts: Mekong river, Hydropower, China, Drainage basin, Chine, Water resource management, Environmental science, Structural basin