1
Q
Location
A
Across Nile
S. Egypt
4km wide
Holds Lake Nasser
2
Q
Social impacts
A
Resettling 100,000 people
Jobs
Agricultural boom
Less risk of famine or droughts
3
Q
Economic impacts
A
Fertile land strengthens local economy
25,000 tonnes of fish annually
Fertiliser needed downstream
4
Q
Environmental impacts
A
Local investment in HEP 1/10th of countries electricity Erosion of coastline in Rosetta and Danietta 1/5 of dam is clogged by sediment Mediterranean has lost nutrients Decrease in bilharzia Increase in algae Reliable water supply
Resources
flashcards
Decks in class (35)
# Cards
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Key definitions22
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Sustainable resource development and EIA5
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Case study: Sustainable development3
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Case study: EIA4
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Energy: Patterns of production8
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Energy: Patterns of consumption8
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Energy: trade7
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Energy: Geopolitics4
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Minerals: Patterns of production]4
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Minerals: Patterns of consumption and trade5
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Minerals: Geopolitics4
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Water10
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Water: Hydropolitics5
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Basics of water security6
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Abstraction methods7
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Strategies to increase water supply4
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Case study: Aswan Dam4
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Strategies to manage consumption2
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Water: sustainability issues5
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Global water conflicts6
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Basics of energy3
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Energy mixes6
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Physical geography affecting energy4
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Case study: Gazprom4
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Case study: Athabasca tar sands6
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Strategies to increase energy supply3
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Strategies to manage energy consumption5
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Sustainability issues for energy4
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Copper basics7
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Case study: Codelco4
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Sustainability issues for mineral extraction3
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Resource futures: Energy5
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Case study: UK Fracking6
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Resource futures: Water5
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Resource futures: Ore5
