Dammed deltas: Sinking Asian deltas in a warming world

被引:4
作者
McGowan, Suzanne [1 ]
Large, Andy [2 ]
Henderson, Andrew C. G. [2 ]
Wallerstein, Nicholas [3 ]
机构
[1] Netherlands Inst Ecol NIOO KNAW, Dept Aquat Ecol, Droevendaalsesteeg 10, NL-67098PB Wageningen, Netherlands
[2] Newcastle Univ, Sch Geog Polit & Sociol, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU, England
[3] Wageningen Univ & Res, Dept Environm Sci, Droevendaalsesteeg 3, NL-6709PB Wageningen, Netherlands
来源
ONE EARTH | 2023年 / 6卷 / 03期
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D O I
10.1016/j.oneear.2023.02.013
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
People who live on tropical deltas are making local adaptations to tackle myriad challenges, but should we be looking upstream? Rapid expansion of dams for hydropower is damaging the rivers that supply deltas, increasing the uncertainty about how delta communities should adapt in the future.
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页码:195 / 199
页数:5
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