Turning Hydropower Social

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As this book demonstrates, it is essential to involve stakeholders in assessments of hydropower development. The author targets policy formation after the UNCED and UNSSD conventions, showing how a discrepancy emerges between hydropower policy and its implementation.

At global and national levels, new policies make it mandatory for hydropower agencies to introduce or expand social considerations far beyond traditional practices. This calls for a new focus on problem areas as well as new methods to optimize access to information required for proper implementation of policy.

By drawing on some dozen project cases, the author shows how policy changes have gradually influenced project design and implementation. Readers gain new insights into the reality behind policy changes as they have evolved over the last decade.

Overall, this book provides a unique account of the interrelationship of sustainable development and policy enforcement. It shows how the sustainability drive combines with democracy and grassroots involvement to influence the formation of project details.