New e-book: Balancing Hydropower and Freshwater Environments in the Global South
New e-book: Balancing Hydropower and Freshwater Environments in the Global South
Edited by Lee J. Baumgartner, Pierre Girard, David Kaplan and Walter Collischonn
13 articles from 78 authors at https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/12249/balancing-hydropower-and-freshwater-environments-in-the-global-south#articles
Until recently, most research on the connections between dams and freshwater ecosystems has focused on the Northern hemisphere; this Frontiers in Environmental Science research topic seeks to address this gap. The articles in the research topic ask several key questions related to the hydrological, ecological, social, and economic values of rivers and dams in the southern hemisphere: What ecosystem services are gained and lost with hydropower development? Over what time frame are impacts realized? Who “wins” and “loses” as these trade-offs are made?
