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Title:

Thirsty planet. Testing the limits of possibility [videorecording] / a report by Jens-Uwe Rahe.

Format:

[videorecording] /

Publisher:

Films for the Humanities & Sciences,

Copyright Date:

c2004

Description:

1 videodisc (27 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Water resources development--Yangtze River Gorges.--Yangtze River Gorges.
Water resources development--Egypt.
Water resources development--Germany.
Water resources development--Spain.
Dams--Yangtze River Gorges.--Yangtze River Gorges.
Dams--Environmental aspects--Case studies.
Water resources development--Environmental aspects--Case studies.
Water quality management--Case studies.
DVD videodiscs.
Ebro River (Spain)

Other Authors:

Rahe, Jens-Uwe.
Seibold, Jörg.
Hefner, Arno.
Töpfer, Klaus, 1938-
Gleick, Peter H.
Arrojo, Pedro.
Peng, Qiyou.
Solem, Monica.
Crookes, Philip.
Deutsche Welle TV.
Films for the Humanities (Firm)

Notes:

Originally produced by DW-TV in 2003. "With the support of the European Commission." -- closing credits. Narrators, Monica Solem, Philip Crookes. Commmentary: Klaus Töpfer, Peter H. Gleick, Peng Qiyou, Pedro Arrojo.

Summary:

Looks at the construction of dams examining the positive and negative impact as well as the politics and economics of several ongoing or proposed projects: China' Three Gorges Dam, Egypt's Mubarak pumping station, pit-mine reclamation in Germany's Lausitz Region, and Spain's controversial national hydrological plan for the Ebro River.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)55483094

Locations:

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)