Large Hydropower Dams 'not sustainable'; Hydroelectric Dams, Environmental Impact

Sustainable hydropower in the 21st century, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA

"This paper discusses how the hydropower sector needs to not only focus on energy production but also, include the negative social and environmental externalities caused by dams and recognize the unsustainability of current common practices".


Large hydropower dams 'not sustainable' in the developing world, BBC News, Matt McGrath, Environment correspondent

"A new study says that many large scale hydropower projects in Europe and the US have been disastrous for the environment".

Environmental Impacts of Dams, International Rivers


Turkey: A Controversial Dam, National Geographic