A critical review on environmental impacts of renewable energy systems and mitigation strategies: Wind, hydro, biomass and geothermal
The annual growth of global energy demand and the associated environmental impacts
(EIs) has an important role in the large sustainable and green global energy transition …
(EIs) has an important role in the large sustainable and green global energy transition …
Towards a classification of vulnerability of small-scale fisheries
MM Islam, R Chuenpagdee - Environmental Science & Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Vulnerability of small-scale fisheries (SSF) results from complex interactions amongst
various threats and stressors, including biophysical risks, environmental variability, unstable …
various threats and stressors, including biophysical risks, environmental variability, unstable …
The downstream impacts of hydropower dams and indigenous and local knowledge: Examples from the Peace–Athabasca, Mekong, and Amazon
There has been much written about the negative social and environmental impacts of large
hydropower dams, particularly the impacts on people and the environment caused by …
hydropower dams, particularly the impacts on people and the environment caused by …
[HTML][HTML] Hydropeaking operations of two run-of-river mega-dams alter downstream hydrology of the largest Amazon tributary
Large storage dams have widely documented impacts on downstream aquatic
environments, but hydroelectric dams with little or no capacity for storage of water inflows (ie …
environments, but hydroelectric dams with little or no capacity for storage of water inflows (ie …
Functional responses of fisheries to hydropower dams in the Amazonian Floodplain of the Madeira River
Tropical river fisheries support food security for millions of people but are increasingly
threatened by hydropower development. How dams affect these fisheries remains poorly …
threatened by hydropower development. How dams affect these fisheries remains poorly …
[HTML][HTML] Spatial injustice to energy access in the shadow of hydropower in Brazil
Hydroelectric dams generate adverse social and ecological consequences for communities
in their vicinity, particularly those situated in rural areas, far from urban centers, and lacking …
in their vicinity, particularly those situated in rural areas, far from urban centers, and lacking …
[HTML][HTML] Detecting unknown dams from high-resolution remote sensing images: A deep learning and spatial analysis approach
M Jing, L Cheng, C Ji, J Mao, N Li, ZX Duan… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The quality and integrity of available dam data are critical for broad efforts to produce fine-
scale assessments of their basin cycle, water quality, and other environmental and …
scale assessments of their basin cycle, water quality, and other environmental and …
The Amazon in motion: Changing politics, development strategies, peoples, landscapes, and livelihoods
This chapter reviews the often-invisible, powerful processes that drive social and ecological
change in the Amazon, and the diverse peoples who inhabit its landscapes. It explores the …
change in the Amazon, and the diverse peoples who inhabit its landscapes. It explores the …
[HTML][HTML] The legacy of large dams in the United States
The sustainability of large dams has been questioned on several grounds. One aspect that
has been less explored is that the development of dams and reservoirs often enables …
has been less explored is that the development of dams and reservoirs often enables …
Forest loss is significantly higher near clustered small dams than single large dams per megawatt of hydroelectricity installed in the Brazilian Amazon
S Nickerson, G Chen, PM Fearnside… - Environmental …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Hydropower in the Brazilian Amazon is a prevalent form of development, but dams
have widespread and long-term environmental impacts that include deforestation in the …
have widespread and long-term environmental impacts that include deforestation in the …