Three Gorges Dam

Assignment #2 The Aswan dam was constructed as a direct response to the rapid population growth within Egypt during that time. With a population of 26 million by the time construction began on the dam, the government of Egypt was worried about food and energy demands. The dams original thought was to provide power and expand available water supplies outside of the flooding season to allow for higher agricultural yields. The construction of the dam also thought to carry some secondary effect with

populous country in the world, is projected to have an insufficient supply of water by the year 2025. On top of the shortage of water China is facing they also have a major issue with water pollution. China’s freshwater supply is running scarcely low. Three main things that are affecting the water supply in China are; economic growth, population growth, and climate change. China is in the midst of massive economic growth, and while this is good for the country and as they plan to continue to pursue wealth

advantage of a hydroelectricity water storage dam is that it be used as a source of drinking water and for recreational purposes such as boating and fishing. Reservoirs created by hydroelectric schemes often provide facilities for water sports and become tourist attractions themselves. In some countries, aquaculture in reservoirs is common. Multi-use dams installed for irrigation support agriculture with a relatively constant water supply. Large hydro dams can control floods, which would otherwise affect

The dam has also helped in limiting greenhouse gas emissions. However, the dam displaced about 1.3 million people, flooded archaeological and cultural sites and is causing significant ecological problems such as increased risk of landslides and threat to exotic wildlife. It is the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity with a capacity of 22,500 MW. The Palm Islands The Palm Islands are three artificial islands situated in Dubai, UAE. They

A program of artificial reproduction of endemic fish species has been performed for more than a decade. For plant species conservation, a program has been initiated recently to conserve three more endangered species, Rhamnus tzekweiensis, Buxus ichangensis, and Plantago erosa var. fengdouensis (Zhang, 2011). Consequently, the efforts have also been shifted to the preservation of regional ecosystems with consideration of typical vegetation

riverbanks face these problems of instability and overpopulation has led to more civilisations becoming at risk of mass failure. Ultimate failure of a mass of soil is currently the most important threat to the long term stability of the Three Gorges dam (the largest dam in the world) and the 6300 km long Yangtze river, where up to 41.1% of the river basin area suffers from soil erosion problems (People's Daily Online, 2001). Slope stability is a largely researched topic and numerous models, failure mechanisms

reservoir. Water is channeled through tunnels in the dam. The energy of water flowing through the dam causes the turbines to turn and make the

replacing the wheels by turbines that allowed people to produce electricity from mechanical power. However, the large scale of using hydro power have had many negative effects on the environment that surrounding the hydropower plants by constructing dams and population replacement causing damage to environmental systems over the globe, and not provide ideal solution for population in remote areas. The solution is now available with

In his 2006 film, Still Life, Jia Zhangke creates an enigmatic case study of alienation and displacement. Through the use of space, both literal and figurative, and long, extended takes that expand the perception of time Zhangke tells the story of a people who are victims of their own environment. What is perhaps most striking of the film, beyond even the existential and political undertones, is the division drawn between the cold and demonstrative attitude the government adopts towards its citizens

In August of 1975 a horrible tragedy struck China. The Banqiao dam, burst resulting in water flooding through the city. Not only did the Banqiao dam, burst but 60 dams as well. People were struggling to survive (Qing xv). However, some were not so lucky. An estimated amount of about 100,000 people were killed (Qing xv)). In hopes to rebuild China, the Three Gorges dam project was announced. The Three Gorges dam project was first brought up around the 1920’s, by Sun Yet-sen (Hessler 2). “After Sun’s