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dc.contributor.authorAung, Thiri Shwesin
dc.contributor.authorFischer, Thomas B.
dc.contributor.authorAzmi, Azlin Suhaida
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-13T14:22:24Z
dc.date.issued2020-07-21
dc.identifier.citationAung, Thiri Shwesin, Fischer, Thomas B, and Azmi, Azlin Suhaida. "Are Large-scale Dams Environmentally Detrimental? Life-cycle Environmental Consequences of Mega-hydropower Plants in Myanmar." The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 25, no. 9 (2020): 1749-766.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0948-3349en_US
dc.identifier.issn1614-7502en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nrs.harvard.edu/URN-3:HUL.INSTREPOS:37367250*
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Rivers control biophysical processes that underpin essential ecosystem services. Myanmar’s rivers provide great opportunities for increasing energy supply at low costs from hydropower plants and make important contributions to the national economy. However, associated environmental impacts, as well as input and output flows of hydropower developments, remain less well understood. In this paper, we report on an investigation of the overall environmental effects of five hydropower plants in Myanmar, using a life-cycle impact assessment (LCIA) approach. The primary objective of the paper is to generate detailed lifecycle inventory data and quantify the environmental impacts of the existing five hydropower plants in Myanmar. Material and method: This paper reports on a “cradle to grave” LCIA for five hydropower plants in which environmental impacts associated with construction, operation and maintenance, transportation, and decommissioning of large-scale hydropower plants in Myanmar were systematically assessed. Results: Construction, transportation, operation and maintenance phases are most sensitive to global warming, mineral resource depletion, acidification, freshwater aquatic ecotoxicity, human toxicity and photochemical ozone creation. There is heterogeneity in hydropower plants’ effects on the environment, based on the size of the power plant. Conclusion: Strategic selection of hydropower projects is suggested to enhance resilience in environmentally sensitive areas. It is concluded that more comprehensive and rigorous environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) is needed, not only for mega-dams but also for the smaller-scale hydropower plants.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipOther Research Uniten_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLCen_US
dc.relationThe International Journal of Life Cycle Assessmenten_US
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dc.subjectGeneral Environmental Scienceen_US
dc.subjectRenewable energyen_US
dc.subjectHydropoweren_US
dc.subjectMyanmaren_US
dc.titleAre Large-Scale Dams Environmentally Detrimental? Life-Cycle Environmental Consequences of Mega-Hydropower Plants in Myanmaren_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.description.versionVersion of Recorden_US
dc.relation.journalThe International Journal of Life Cycle Assessmenten_US
dash.depositing.authorAung, Thiri Shwesin
dc.date.available2021-04-13T14:22:24Z
dash.affiliation.otherFaculty of Arts & Sciencesen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11367-020-01795-9
dc.source.journalInt J Life Cycle Assess
dash.contributor.affiliatedAung, Thiri Shwesin


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