Sönmez, Mehmet Emin Kilis 7 Aralık Üniversitesi - Coğrafya Bölümü, Turkey

The Negative Impacts of Dams on Envıronment and Their Samples in Turkey

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The rapidly increasing of world population has increased the need of energy and food. The gap which has occurred in agriculture are tried to resolve by opening new agricultural areas and irrigation and using of input. Meanwhile the gap which has occurred in energy are tried to resolve by dams, wind and waves which are relatively more environmental and likely renewal energy sources. The exhaustible energy sources which are distributed unevenly across the globe as well as accelerated industrialization in the world has increased the importance of renewable energy sources. Generally which are known as the most renewable and environmental energy sources are the dams. Whereas in our country the dams which are benefited greatly in irrigation and energy, narrowing the agriculture fields, siltation, degradation of ecosystem and migration bring too many problems with.

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Turkey , dams , environmental issues , renewable resources , energy

Gaziantep University Journal Of Social Sciences

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