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| Author: | Brown, P. H.(et al.) |
| Title: | Modeling the costs and benefits of dam construction from a multidisciplinary perspective |
| Journal: | Journal of Environmental Management
2009 : JUL, VOL. 90:suppl. 3, p. 303-311 |
| Index terms: | costs environmental protection models |
| Freeterms: | dam construction dam removal program evaluation multidisciplinary perspective Integrative Dam Assessment Modeling (IDAM) benefit |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This article proposes a new tool for evaluating the relative costs and benefits of dam construction based on multi-objective planning techniques. The Integrative Dam Assessment Modeling (IDAM) tool is designed to integrate biophysical, socio-economic, and geopolitical perspectives into a single cost/benefit analysis of dam construction. It is argues by providing a visual representation of the various costs and benefits associated with two or more dams, the IDAM tool allows decision-makers to evaluate alternatives and to articulate priorities associated with a dam project, making the decision process about dams more informed and more transparent. For all of these reasons. |
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