As Projects Decline, the Era of Building Big Dams Draws to a Close
- Bent Flyvbjerg(Research cited)
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Title
As Projects Decline, the Era of Building Big Dams Draws to a Close
Media type
Web
Media name
Yale Environment 360
Date
20/04/2023
Producer
Jaques Leslie
Persons
- Bent Flyvbjerg(Research cited)
Description
The end of the big dam era is approaching.
Numerous recently published reports reflect this planet-altering fact. One study, conducted by scholars at the United Nations University’s Institute for Water, Environment and Health, found that construction of large dams globally fell from a late-1970s peak of about 1,500 a year to around 50 a year in 2020...