Three Gorges Project: Effects of Resettlement on the Environment in the Reservoir Area and Countermeasures

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dc.contributor.authorTan, Y.
dc.contributor.authorYao, F.
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractEnvironmental problems resulting from human displacement and resettlement are considered to be secondary impacts of hydro projects. There is a significant gap in knowledge concerning the environmental consequences of resettlement of the Three Gorges project (TGP), China. This study examines critical environmental problems associated with the TGP resettlement. It reveals that the contradiction between the land inundation and demand for land in resettling rural residents is a critical environmental issue. On the positive side, countermeasures that are discussed include: engineering works for farmland protection, developing eco-agriculture, reforestation and constructing a green belt in the peripheral zone of the reservoir, and adjustments to resettlement policy. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2006.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityYan Tan, Fajun Yao
dc.identifier.citationPopulation and Environment, 2006; 27(4):351-371
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11111-006-0027-0
dc.identifier.issn0199-0039
dc.identifier.issn1573-7810
dc.identifier.orcidTan, Y. [0000-0002-4013-1713]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/65834
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherKluwer Academic-Human Sciences Press
dc.rights© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2006
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11111-006-0027-0
dc.subjectRural resettlement
dc.subjectUrban relocation
dc.subjectEnvironmental impacts
dc.subjectThree Gorges project
dc.subjectChina
dc.titleThree Gorges Project: Effects of Resettlement on the Environment in the Reservoir Area and Countermeasures
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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