## Abstract The World Commission on Dams was initiated as a new form of global policy making to find a way beyond the intensifying conflicts over dam projects. It was established by diverse groups to conduct an independent global review of the performance and impacts of large dams and develop inter
The World Commission on Dams and the Need for a New Development Paradigm
β Scribed by Scudder, Thayer
- Book ID
- 118123585
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Group
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 159 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0790-0627
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