The water-food-energy plexus in the Mekong region assessing development strategies considering cross-sectoral and transboundary impact
This book provides a cross-sectoral, multi-scale assessment of development-directed investments in the wider Mekong Region. The wider Mekong Region includes Lao PDR, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar and the Chinese Province of Yunnan. This book gives important insight into how future sustainabil...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
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New York :
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2013.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2013. |
| Colección: | SpringerBriefs in Finance
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009469449906719 |
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- Acknowledgments; Contents; Glossary and Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Mekong Region ConnectivityAlex Smajgl and John Ward; 1 Rationale; 2 The Water-Food-Energy Nexus; 3 Decisions with Regional Implications; 4 Methodology; 5 Methodological Limitations; References; Chapter 2: Water Sector AnalysisSokhem Pech; 1 Introduction; 2 Status Quo of Water Resources in the Mekong Region; 2.1 Water Resources in the Mekong Region; 2.2 Water and Ecosystem Productivity and Integrity in the Mekong Basin; 2.3 Observed Long Term Flow Variability; 2.4 Water Dependency and Uses in Mekong Region
- 3 Analytical Approach and Indicators4 Single Factor Impact Assessment; 4.1 Hydropower Dams; 4.1.1 Potential Impacts of Hydropower Development; 4.2 Water Diversion; 4.2.1 Potential Impacts from the Proposed Nam Ngum to Northeast Thailand Diversion; 4.3 Large-Scale Mining Activities; 4.4 Mekong Rail Link Within Wider Mekong Region Economic Corridor; 4.5 Sea-Level Rise and Adaptation Strategies in Vietnam's Mekong Delta; 4.6 Large-Scale Rubber Plantations; 5 Cumulative Assessment; 5.1 Current Practice of Impact Assessment in the Mekong Region; 5.2 Expert Opinion on Combined Impacts
- 5.3 Hydrological Changes5.3.1 Water Level; 5.3.2 Flow Level in Dry Season at Specific Locations; 5.3.3 Expected Changes in Flooding Conditions; 5.3.4 Reverse Flow in Tonle Sap and Impact on Water Level and Inundated Area, Duration and Timing; 5.3.5 Change in Water Quality (Turbidity and Relevant Quality Parameters); 5.3.6 Change in Salinity Intrusion: Extent, Duration, and Concentration; 5.3.7 Geomorphologic Changes; 5.3.8 Barrier Effects and Disconnectivity; 5.3.9 Critical Deep Pool and Habitat; 6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Food Security in the Wider Mekong RegionDavid Fullbrook
- 1 Methodological Background1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Food Security; 1.3 Geography; 1.4 Development; 1.5 Approach; 2 Status of Food Security in the Wider Mekong Region; 2.1 Food and Population; 2.2 Food Resources; 3 Consequences of Economic Development for Food Security; 3.1 Dams on the Mekong Mainstream; 3.2 Large-Scale Mekong Water Diversion: Thailand and Lao PDR; 3.3 Mitigation and Adaption to Rising Sea Levels in the Mekong Delta; 3.4 Industrial Crops: The Case of Rubber; Transportation Infrastructure: The Case of the Yunnan-Cambodia Railway
- Mining: The Case of the Bauxite Triangle (Lao PDR, Cambodia, Vietnam)Cumulative Impact Assessment; 5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Impacts of Natural Resource-Led Development on the Mekong Energy SystemTira Foran; 1 Introduction; 2 Scale and Dynamics of Energy System; 2.1 Trajectories; 2.2 Institutional and Governance Dimensions; 3 Method; 3.1 Approach to Energy Security; 3.2 Reference Scenario; 4 Impact Assessment; 4.1 Mainstream Hydropower Dams; 4.2 Water Diversions from Laos into Northeast Thailand; 4.3 Sea-Level Rise and Adaptation Strategies in Vietnam's Mekong Delta
- 4.4 Rubber Plantations
