A Meta-Analysis of Environmental Tradeoffs of Hydropower Dams in the Sekong, Sesan, and Srepok (3S) Rivers of the Lower Mekong Basin
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Area and Methods
2.1. Study Area Background
2.2. Literature Search
2.3. Data Analysis
2.3.1. Dam Building and Publication Patterns
2.3.2. Human and Environmental Objectives in Tradeoff Analyses
2.3.3. Tradeoff Meta-Analysis
2.3.4. 3S Habitat Fragmentation
3. Results
3.1. Dam Building and Publication Patterns
3.2. Human and Environmental Objectives in Tradeoff Analyses
3.3. Decision Variables in Tradeoff Analyses
3.4. Tradeoff Meta-Analysis
3.5. 3S Habitat Fragmentation
4. Discussion
4.1. Redundancy of Hydrologic Modeling and Future Recommendations
4.2. History and Future of Tradeoff Analyses in Dam Planning and Operations
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Mekong | AND | tradeoff OR trade-off | AND | dam OR hydropower | AND | Sesan OR Se San OR Sê San OR Srepok OR Sre Pok OR Serepôk OR Sekong OR Se Kong OR Sê Kông OR 3S |
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Null, S.E.; Farshid, A.; Goodrum, G.; Gray, C.A.; Lohani, S.; Morrisett, C.N.; Prudencio, L.; Sor, R. A Meta-Analysis of Environmental Tradeoffs of Hydropower Dams in the Sekong, Sesan, and Srepok (3S) Rivers of the Lower Mekong Basin. Water 2021, 13, 63. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13010063
Null SE, Farshid A, Goodrum G, Gray CA, Lohani S, Morrisett CN, Prudencio L, Sor R. A Meta-Analysis of Environmental Tradeoffs of Hydropower Dams in the Sekong, Sesan, and Srepok (3S) Rivers of the Lower Mekong Basin. Water. 2021; 13(1):63. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13010063
Chicago/Turabian StyleNull, Sarah E., Ali Farshid, Gregory Goodrum, Curtis A. Gray, Sapana Lohani, Christina N. Morrisett, Liana Prudencio, and Ratha Sor. 2021. "A Meta-Analysis of Environmental Tradeoffs of Hydropower Dams in the Sekong, Sesan, and Srepok (3S) Rivers of the Lower Mekong Basin" Water 13, no. 1: 63. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13010063