The Failure of the Largest Project to Dismantle Hydroelectric Dams in Europe? (Sélune River, France, 2009-2017)
The removal of two hydropower dams announced by the French government in November 2009 would have been an unprecedented operation at European scale due to their dimensions (36 and 16 m high). But this project has been strongly criticized at local level by elected officials and users. The Actor Net...
Main Authors: | Marie-Anne Germaine, Laurent Lespez |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Water Alternatives Association
2017-10-01
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Series: | Water Alternatives |
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Online Access: | http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/articles/vol10/v10issue3/376-a10-3-2/file |
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