Sustainable hydropower in the 21st century

Hydropower has been the leading source of renewable energy across the world, accounting for up to 71% of this supply as of 2016. This capacity was built up in North America and Europe between 1920 and 1970 when thousands of dams were built. Big dams stopped being built in developed nations, because...

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Published in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 2018-11, Vol.115 (47), p.11891-11898
Main Authors: Moran, Emilio F., Lopez, Maria Claudia, Moore, Nathan, Müller, Norbert, Hyndman, David W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural economics
Alternative energy
Biodiversity
Climate change
Dam construction
Dams
Deforestation
Developed countries
Developing countries
Environmental impact
Environmental protection
Food quality
Greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gases
Hydroelectric dams
Hydroelectric power
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LDCs
Renewable energy sources
River basins
River ecology
Rivers
Social Sciences
Sustainability
Sustainability Science
Sustainable practices
Water quality
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