Small dam safety problems in Vietnam and associated responsibility and accountability: evidence from a rural commune
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2011
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Dam, T.T.
Pisaniello, J.D.
Burritt, R.L.
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Journal of the Asia Pacific Centre for Environmental Accountability, 2011; 17(3):154-181
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This paper examines the prevalent safety problems associated with small dams in Vietnam and the contributing factors to the problems using a rural commune in Vietnam as an indicative case study. Ten on-site dam surveys were conducted in Tan Moc commune. Fifteen semi-structured interviews were conducted within five key stakeholder groups. The surveys suggested that all ten dams surveyed were rated 'High' hazard and were at high risk of failure because of physical and management inadequacies. The interviews indicated that floods were the dominant cause of dam safety deficiencies and dam failures. Human factors were seen as important or as more important for dam safety than the impacts of natural extremes.
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Copyright 2011 University of South Australia