Top-Down: San Antonio Dam, Brazil
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?- Created by: Noye
- Created on: 26-05-13 11:43
Top-Down: San Antonio Dam, Brazil |
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EvaluationThis is not a sustainable approach at high sediment loads will shorten the lifespan of the dam to 100 years, which is not worth the extremely high cost. The dam has the potential to increase risks to human health such as more malaria due to more water and people ingesting high levels of mercury when they eat fish from the river. The dam has created jobs and attracted people to the area, however this puts strain on the local resources and an increased population may also have negative impacts on relations with indigenous people.I don't believe local people were consulted enough in the decision making and the amount they benefited from the scheme could have been higher and the disadvantages lower. |
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