Reservoirs and human well being: new challenges for evaluating impacts and benefits in the neotropics

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Main Author: Tundisi,JG.
Publication Date: 2008
Other Authors: Matsumura-Tundisi,T., Tundisi,JEM.
Format: Article
Language: eng
Source: Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Summary: As in many other continents, neotropical ecosystems are impacted by the construction of reservoirs. These artificial ecosystems change considerably the natural terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and their biodiversity. The multiple uses of reservoirs promote benefits for the human beings in terms of economic development, income, jobs and employment. Services of reservoirs are important assets for the regional ecosystem. Evaluation of ecosystem services produced by artificial reservoirs, are new challenges to the understanding of the cost/benefit relationships of reservoir construction in the neotropics. Regulating and other services promoted by reservoirs lead to new trends for "green technology" and the implementation of ecohydrological and ecotechnological developments. This approach can be utilized with better success as a substitute for the usual impact/benefit evaluation of the reservoirs. Better and diversified services can be achieved with "green technology" applied to the construction.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Reservoirs and human well being: new challenges for evaluating impacts and benefits in the neotropics
title Reservoirs and human well being: new challenges for evaluating impacts and benefits in the neotropics
spellingShingle Reservoirs and human well being: new challenges for evaluating impacts and benefits in the neotropics
Tundisi,JG.
neotropics
reservoir
services
evaluation
cost benefit analysis
title_short Reservoirs and human well being: new challenges for evaluating impacts and benefits in the neotropics
title_full Reservoirs and human well being: new challenges for evaluating impacts and benefits in the neotropics
title_fullStr Reservoirs and human well being: new challenges for evaluating impacts and benefits in the neotropics
title_full_unstemmed Reservoirs and human well being: new challenges for evaluating impacts and benefits in the neotropics
title_sort Reservoirs and human well being: new challenges for evaluating impacts and benefits in the neotropics
author Tundisi,JG.
author_facet Tundisi,JG.
Matsumura-Tundisi,T.
Tundisi,JEM.
author_role author
author2 Matsumura-Tundisi,T.
Tundisi,JEM.
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Tundisi,JG.
Matsumura-Tundisi,T.
Tundisi,JEM.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv neotropics
reservoir
services
evaluation
cost benefit analysis
topic neotropics
reservoir
services
evaluation
cost benefit analysis
description As in many other continents, neotropical ecosystems are impacted by the construction of reservoirs. These artificial ecosystems change considerably the natural terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and their biodiversity. The multiple uses of reservoirs promote benefits for the human beings in terms of economic development, income, jobs and employment. Services of reservoirs are important assets for the regional ecosystem. Evaluation of ecosystem services produced by artificial reservoirs, are new challenges to the understanding of the cost/benefit relationships of reservoir construction in the neotropics. Regulating and other services promoted by reservoirs lead to new trends for "green technology" and the implementation of ecohydrological and ecotechnological developments. This approach can be utilized with better success as a substitute for the usual impact/benefit evaluation of the reservoirs. Better and diversified services can be achieved with "green technology" applied to the construction.
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