URBS 150 Lecture 10: 3 Gorges Dam Reaction Paper
29 Apr 2017
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The construction of the dam challenged government workers as they tried to relocate. The dam threatens the biodiversity of ecosystems in the surrounding area. The three gorges dam was thought to be china"s new symbol of power in a world that is driven by the biggest and best new creations. However, today, it is viewed as an environmental disaster that became a reality through corruption, improper planning, and complete disregard to any given warning. The dam was china"s answer to control annual flooding, a problem that in. 1998 displaced 300 million chinese who lived on the banks of the yangtze river. Most importantly, it was china"s 24-billion-dollar investment to decrease the annual burning of 50 million tons of coal with the goal of producing 10 percent of china"s total electricity needs by. 2012 in response to the needs of its growing population.
