Title :
IEEE Power Engineering Society
Author_Institution :
South Eastern Anatolia Project, Regional Dev. Adm., Turkey
fDate :
3/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The author describes the Southeastern Anatolia Project, called "GAP" from its initials in Turkish, a regional development project aiming at the full-fledged socioeconomic development of the northern end of the Mesopotamian plain. GAP is unique in the size and scope of the projects it is implementing, in its relationship to a variety of stakeholder organizations, and in its mission to coordinate sustainable human development that derives its momentum from water resources development.
Keywords :
hydroelectric power; hydroelectric power stations; project engineering; Euphrates; GAP project; Southeastern Anatolia Development Project; Tigris; Turkey; hydroelectric power generation; regional development project; socioeconomic development; stakeholder organizations; sustainable human development; Agriculture; Humans; Hydroelectric power generation; Irrigation; Land use planning; Local government; Power generation; Production; Rivers; Water resources;
Journal_Title :
Power Engineering Review, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPER.2002.989187
