Three Gorges Dam: Enviornmentally Ruining China?
The Three Gorges Dam: Enviornmentally Ruining China?
Source: http://faculty.washington.edu/nemati/3gorges/
By: Jonathan Folsom
World Issues
April 22nd, 2014
Introduction/Background
In the aftermath of Mao Zedong, China was viewed as a powerless and developing nation. In 2009, the Chinese executed the record-breaking world’s largest engineering and hydropower project on the Yangtze River.1 This 23 billion (US) dollar project is known as the Three Gorges Dam.2 The dam stands at 607 feet tall, stretches over a mile wide, and is equipped with twenty-six generators.3 Not only does this project symbolize China’s power, it provides China with ten percent of its electrical needs using eco-friendly energy.4 5 The massive dam was created on the longest river in China to generate power and control the flooding of the Yangtze River.6 Although the engineers intended for the project to be “green” or not harmful to the environment, biologists, geologists, and environmentalists have all been averse to the dam.7 The Three Gorges Dam is disturbing the ecosystem, biosphere and other natural elements in China. The Three Gorges Dam has been the cause of Earthquakes in China and Reservoir Induced Seismicity. The titanic dam is also responsible for damaging floods and severe tainting of the once clean waters of the Yangtze River.
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Three Gorges the Biggest Dam in the World. Narrated by Jodie Foster. The Discovery Channel, 1998.
This source was all about the history of the Three Gorges Dam, for example how it was constructed. This was a DVD and I am two pieces from it. One was that the Dam is a symbol of China being a developed nation and understands how to use technology and the other was a fact about the main purpose of the Dam being built.
Chai, May-lee and Winberg. “Chongqing and Three Gorges Dam.” In China A to Z, by May-lee Chai and Winberg Chai, 37,240. New York City, NY: Plume,
Source: http://faculty.washington.edu/nemati/3gorges/
By: Jonathan Folsom
World Issues
April 22nd, 2014
Introduction/Background
In the aftermath of Mao Zedong, China was viewed as a powerless and developing nation. In 2009, the Chinese executed the record-breaking world’s largest engineering and hydropower project on the Yangtze River.1 This 23 billion (US) dollar project is known as the Three Gorges Dam.2 The dam stands at 607 feet tall, stretches over a mile wide, and is equipped with twenty-six generators.3 Not only does this project symbolize China’s power, it provides China with ten percent of its electrical needs using eco-friendly energy.4 5 The massive dam was created on the longest river in China to generate power and control the flooding of the Yangtze River.6 Although the engineers intended for the project to be “green” or not harmful to the environment, biologists, geologists, and environmentalists have all been averse to the dam.7 The Three Gorges Dam is disturbing the ecosystem, biosphere and other natural elements in China. The Three Gorges Dam has been the cause of Earthquakes in China and Reservoir Induced Seismicity. The titanic dam is also responsible for damaging floods and severe tainting of the once clean waters of the Yangtze River.
Issue #1: …show more content…
Three Gorges the Biggest Dam in the World. Narrated by Jodie Foster. The Discovery Channel, 1998.
This source was all about the history of the Three Gorges Dam, for example how it was constructed. This was a DVD and I am two pieces from it. One was that the Dam is a symbol of China being a developed nation and understands how to use technology and the other was a fact about the main purpose of the Dam being built.
Chai, May-lee and Winberg. “Chongqing and Three Gorges Dam.” In China A to Z, by May-lee Chai and Winberg Chai, 37,240. New York City, NY: Plume,