GEOG 3P83 Final: GEOG 3P83 - Textbook Notes for Exam.docx
15 Apr 2012
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Most media reports only report failures even though there are many successes. Example: philippines raised clean water supplies from 26% to 92% Significant changes are happening in the balance of influence and wealth around the world. Corruption (because of poor governance and institutional corruption have added to the woes of the public) is a major problem. Recession in united states affected many people in developing countries especially concerning water. Dams are the most fundamental tools of water engineering. Create resources by storing water in periods of good supply converting flood hazard into useable resrouce. Total water stores in reservoir is around 7000km3. More than 45,000 dams, 1600 in progress in over 150 countries. 2/3 of all dams under construction (2003) were in china, turkey, japan and iran. Dams are controversial: destroy as well as create blocking migratory fish deoxygenating the water. Although floods do some good, people and animals in certain areas of the world depend on floods.
