Description:
In English. The Power of Water draws on a diverse range of technical and stakeholder views to provide an understandable and comprehensive overview of technical applications, social and economic implications, as well as on the central role of hydro power in an ecological, and sustainable fuel mix for energy generation of the future.
Contents include: A River is Tamed - the Colorado (Editorial), Lost Hunting rounds: A Conversation with Chief John M. Miswagon, Water for the Mills: The Beginnings of Hydropower Utilization, 'There is No Water Crisis, What We Have is an Investment and Maintenance Crisis:' A Conversation with Prof. Dr. Klaus Topfer, Hydropower Today: The Potential of Hydropower, Water: Environmental Topic Number One: A Conversation with Achim Steiner, Hydropower and Environment: Treating Nature with Foresight, Not Just Proud Symbols of Progress: A Conversation with Professor Kader Asmal, Concentration and Staying Power: The Development of the Hydropower Industry, Hydropower Between 'Policy' and 'Politics:' A conversation with Richard M. Taylor, Highlights of Hydropower, The Three Gorges Dam, The Dam of Itaipu, The Aswan Dam, 'Fighting Poverty Effectively Will Not Be Possible Without Adequate Water Supply:' A Conversation with Dr. Alessandro Palmieri, Power Station Types, Pumped Storage Power Plants, Tidal Power Stations, 'Our Power Station Works in Secret:' A Conversation with Johann Zauner, Small Hydropower Plants, River Power Stations, The Man Who Moves Mountains: A Conversation with Jaiprakaash Gaur, Construction and Assembly: Immense Precision, 'It Would Have to Be a Very, Very Good Friend for Whom I Would Build a Garden Gate:' A Conversation with Otto Fahr, Hydropower and Science: Research and Development at Voith Siemens Hydro Power Generation, Reservoir Provides a Livelihood: A Conversation with Bernd Stobrawa, The Authors, Index, Credits.
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