... world's largest importers of petroleum, which means that other countries rely immensely on her (Hickey & Guo, 2010 p. 2). China's future in hydro-energy is very bright considering its repletion of rivers especially in Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, which has the highest kilowatts of hydro-energy in the world (Uberoi 2008, p. 3). Dahlman (2012, p. 2) adds that, based on her current rate of growth, China's growing economy ... ...

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... economic issues related to the relocation of people, there are many other problems that are associated with hydropower. For instance, hydro-development causes environmental degradation since water and land quality are affected by the flooding, erosion, and accumulation of toxic waste from hydro development. Besides high investment costs, hydropower development also has a low return on investment because the efficiency of hydropower depends ... ...

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