3. Implementation started in 1994
Proposed completion date in 2009
Main purposes
Control of floods
Hydropower
Profits for shipping interests
Three Gorges Project
(Xi et al., 2007)
Introduction
(source: http://www.82222919.com)
4. Beauty Spot & Hot Spot
Economy
Environment
Society
Nation
Risk
Increase hydropower
Improve navigation
capacity
Boom shipping
economy
Reduce air pollution Water pollution
Decreased environmental diversity
Prevent residents in
downstream from
disastrous flood
Show national strength
Residents resettlement of flooded area
Social safety
Loss of culture heritage
Limited dam’s capacity
Dam-made disaster
A fragile and prominent target during
war time
(Geo Factsheet, [no date])
5. Ignorance of risk with low
impact but high probability
Social stability risk of resettled residents
According to the development and research centre of Chongqing,
the social stability risk is of high probability.
Problems in
• Finding a suitable job
• Adapting into the new environment
Problem-Example I
(Liu and Feng, 2007)
6. Problem-Example II
The TGP
Increasing water level
Flood many plants
Increase greenhouse gas emission
Carbon Dioxide Emission
(source: http://www.gov.cn/jrzg/2007-07/31/content_701441)
(Allin,2004) & (Iqbal,2010)
7. Suggestion I
Attention to what the
residents really require
Suggestion II
Using fuzzy model
Fanghua and Guanchun
(2010) help a team to find
out a solution with the
lowest risk even some
factors are insured.
Suggestions
(source: Maylor, 2010)
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9. THANKS
FOR YOUR WATCHING!
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