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Environmental impact assessment for Xiaolangdi Yellow River multi-purpose economic-cumenvironmental improvement project

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The Yellow River is renowned for its life-endangering floods, a problem augmented by the continuous heavy siltation of its lower flood plain. Major dam and reservoir projects have both positive and negative environmental impacts, and their construction requires careful environmental consideration. This paper outlines the key findings of environmental impact assessment reports related to the Xiaolangdi Yellow River dam/reservoir project. The authors conclude that the project, as planned, should provide an optimal mix of both economic and environmental benefits.

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  1. SEATEC International, PO Box 8-101, Bangkok, Thailand

    H. F. Ludwig (senior author of this paper, is an Advisory Board member and regular contributor to The Environmentalist),  D. Gunaratnam (Senior Project Engineer) &  S. Yuming

  2. World Bank, Washington, DC, USA

    D. Gunaratnam (Senior Project Engineer)

  3. Yellow River Conservancy Commission, Design Institute, Zhengzhou, China

    S. Yuming

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  1. H. F. Ludwig
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This paper is modified from a presentation given to the 1993 Annual Meeting of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) in Shanghai, China.

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Ludwig, H.F., Gunaratnam, D. & Yuming, S. Environmental impact assessment for Xiaolangdi Yellow River multi-purpose economic-cumenvironmental improvement project. Environmentalist 15, 45–57 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01888889

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