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Environmental Licensing for Hydroelectric Projects in Brazil : A Contribution to the Debate

This study points out that hydroelectric plants will continue to play a prominent role in the Brazilian electric matrix. A significant portion of the potential hydroelectric plants of the country is located in the Amazon, environmentally sensitive...

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
APPROACH
BASIN
BASIN MANAGEMENT
BASIN PLANNING
BASIN WATER
BASIN WATER RESOURCES
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
BUFFER ZONE
CAPACITY BUILDING
CARBON
COAL
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
CONSTRUCTION COSTS
CONSTRUCTION OF DAMS
CULTURAL HERITAGE
DAM
DAM CONSTRUCTION
DAMS
DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY
DIESEL
DIESEL OIL
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
ECOLOGY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMICS
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY DEMAND
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
ELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
EMPLOYMENT
ENERGY ALTERNATIVES
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY COSTS
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY GENERATION
ENERGY PRICES
ENERGY PRODUCTION
ENERGY SHORTAGE
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SUPPLY
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
EXPENDITURES
FISHING
GENERATING CAPACITY
GLOBAL WARMING
HEADS
HYDRO DEVELOPMENT
HYDRO DEVELOPMENTS
HYDRO ENERGY
HYDRO PLANTS
HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS
HYDROGRAPHIC BASIN
HYDROGRAPHIC BASINS
HYDROPOWER
HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT
HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENTS
HYDROPOWER PLANT
HYDROPOWER PLANTS
HYDROPOWER POTENTIAL
HYDROPOWER PROJECT
HYDROPOWER PROJECTS
HYDROPOWER SECTOR
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
INVENTORIES
LARGE HYDROPOWER
LEGISLATION
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
MARGINAL COSTS
MINES
MITIGATION MEASURES
NATURAL GAS
NUCLEAR ENERGY
OIL
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
ORCHARDS
PIPELINE
POLLUTION
POTENTIAL INVESTORS
POWER
POWER GENERATION
POWER PLANTS
PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE
PUBLIC GOOD
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
QUOTAS
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RENEWABLE RESOURCES
RESERVOIRS
RESETTLEMENT
RIVER
RIVER BASIN
RIVER BASIN LEVEL
RIVER BASIN PLAN
RIVER BASINS
SOCIAL PARTICIPATION
THERMAL CAPACITY
THERMAL ENERGY
THERMAL PLANTS
THERMAL POWER
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSMISSION GRID
WATER COURSES
WATERSHED
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/10155469/environmental-licensing-hydroelectric-projects-brazil-contribution-debate-vol-1-3-summary-report
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7854

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