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Large Infrastructure Management: Analysis of Dam Failure in Italy and Afghanistan - Couverture souple

Sadat, Said Hashmat

 
9783659229695: Large Infrastructure Management: Analysis of Dam Failure in Italy and Afghanistan
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3659229695 ISBN 13 : 9783659229695
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

The concept of dam construction is very ancient and mainly served a basic human need,gradually becoming a multi-purpose structure. It has been argued that global climate change as well as variations in precipitation patterns and its uneven distribution have increased the need for the development of dams&reservoirs because of the increased demand for water storage.Therfore, dam development which goes back thousands of years, can play a significant role in water resources management.Nevertheless, dams & reservoirs are controversial due to their high upfront investment and their social & environmental impacts, and also in some cases dams are disaster-prone structures in terms of their failure. Thus, looking at past experiences in dam planning and construction can teach unique lessons for improving the governance of large infrastructures and enhancing dam safety. The high costs of dam building & the uncountable price of dam failure have driven the dam industry to draw important lessons from dam failure events. One of the saddest events but most valuable in terms of lessons offered for progressing in dam safety standards,has probably been the failure of the Vajont Dam in Italy in 1963.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The concept of dam construction is very ancient and mainly served a basic human need,gradually becoming a multi-purpose structure. It has been argued that global climate change as well as variations in precipitation patterns and its uneven distribution have increased the need for the development of dams&reservoirs because of the increased demand for water storage.Therfore, dam development which goes back thousands of years, can play a significant role in water resources management.Nevertheless, dams & reservoirs are controversial due to their high upfront investment and their social & environmental impacts, and also in some cases dams are disaster-prone structures in terms of their failure. Thus, looking at past experiences in dam planning and construction can teach unique lessons for improving the governance of large infrastructures and enhancing dam safety. The high costs of dam building & the uncountable price of dam failure have driven the dam industry to draw important lessons from dam failure events. One of the saddest events but most valuable in terms of lessons offered for progressing in dam safety standards,has probably been the failure of the Vajont Dam in Italy in 1963.

Biographie de l'auteur

Said Hashmat Sadat, MSc, MBA; studied at UNESCO-IHE, Delft, the Netherlands and Preston University in Pakistan. From 2002-2010 worked as Head of Construction Department at German Agro Action, Project Manger at United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and finally worked as Program Director at the Ministry of Energy & Water in Afghanistan.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3659229695
ISBN 13 
9783659229695
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
152
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