Fascinating...the scale of this project is simply baffling!
http://www.edwardburtynsky.com/
Currently the world's largest engineering and construction site, the Three Gorges Dam project along the Yangtze River in Hubei province China, has displaced over 1.2 million people and destroyed 11 cities (in less than 6 months). The resulting 400 mile long reservoir will supply enough water to generate 84 billion kilowatts-per-hour of electricity.
Burtynskys recent large-scale colour photographs survey a critical period in the evolution of this rapidly changing landscape and its inhabitants.
All images Edward Burtynsky
Three Gorges Dam project,Yangtze River (photos)
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Tim in N FL
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Those are some amazing pictures. The size and scope of the Three Gorges project is on the level of the Pyramids or the Great Wall. I doubt our generation or the next many generations will see this large a public works project that comes close to rivalling the Three Gorges project.
I've heard that the designs won't allow for proper silt management and that the reservoirs will silt up in about 25 to 50 years. The alternative was to allow massive amounts of water through the dams to clear out the silt, which would make downstream flooding more extreme, though at least predictable. Ironically, flood control is one of the major reasons for this project. It'll be interesting to see how it all pans out.
Rich
I've heard that the designs won't allow for proper silt management and that the reservoirs will silt up in about 25 to 50 years. The alternative was to allow massive amounts of water through the dams to clear out the silt, which would make downstream flooding more extreme, though at least predictable. Ironically, flood control is one of the major reasons for this project. It'll be interesting to see how it all pans out.
Rich
[QUOTE="Tim in N FL"]Fascinating...the scale of this project is simply baffling!
http://www.edwardburtynsky.com/
Currently the world's largest engineering and construction site, the Three Gorges Dam project along the Yangtze River in Hubei province China, has displaced over 1.2 million people and destroyed 11 cities (in less than 6 months). The resulting 400 mile long reservoir will supply enough water to generate 84 billion kilowatts-per-hour of electricity.
Burtynskys recent large-scale colour photographs survey a critical period in the evolution of this rapidly changing landscape and its inhabitants.
All images Edward Burtynsky [/QUOTE]
Thanx Tim very entertaining
http://www.edwardburtynsky.com/
Currently the world's largest engineering and construction site, the Three Gorges Dam project along the Yangtze River in Hubei province China, has displaced over 1.2 million people and destroyed 11 cities (in less than 6 months). The resulting 400 mile long reservoir will supply enough water to generate 84 billion kilowatts-per-hour of electricity.
Burtynskys recent large-scale colour photographs survey a critical period in the evolution of this rapidly changing landscape and its inhabitants.
All images Edward Burtynsky [/QUOTE]
Thanx Tim very entertaining