Reservoirs and developing countries
Abstract
Throughout the world, a number of large man-made lakes have been constructed mainly to serve as a source of hydro-power generation. This lecture outlines some of the resulting effects that large reservoirs, particularly in the developing countries, have caused in the field of public health through diseases of immeasurable dimensions which are destructing and diminishing the population of these areas in a gradual but painful:manner.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Hydropower
Displacement
Environmental Impact
Public Health and Environmental Issues
Analysis of environmental and stochastic processes
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 313–316
- Publication date
- 11 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter