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River utilization and transportation for 21st century: experiences and recommendations for a sustainable development

transporte y uso de los ríos para el siglo 21: experiencias y recomendaciones para un desarrollo sostenible
Hasegawa, Kazuhiko
2013
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978-88-8303-505-0
http://hdl.handle.net/10077/8827
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From ancient times, rivers play a very important role. They are utilized in various ways; drinking water, water distribution into agricultural area, catching river fish as food, transportation, hydroelectricity, etc. They are also important for culture and wildlife reservation. Some rivers such as Ganges in India are important from religious meaning, too. In China, due to the rapid development of economy the river transportation is almost at its maximum capacity. The river transportation near Shanghai is the busiest area in Yangtze River, China. There are many problems such as the development of huge container terminals, very shallow river mouth area and crossing ferries make it difficult. Mekong River passes China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. In its upper stream it passes very steep mountain area and in the lower stream it passes a quite flat area. There are rainy and dry seasons. In Chinese area several electricity purpose dams are constructed. International collaboration is quite important. In Indonesia, coal is a very important natural resource and rivers play a very important role for its transportation. In this paper these examples are explained from the author’s visiting experiences and the research, for the purpose to point out issues that should be considered to avoid making the same mistakes in the future development plans of many rivers such as the Amazon.
Desde la antigüedad, los ríos juegan un papel muy importante. Se utilizan de diversas maneras, el agua potable para el consumo humano, la distribución de agua en las regiones agrícolas, el suministro de alimentos provenientes de los ríos, el transporte, la energía hidroeléctrica, etc. Los ríos también son importantes para la cultura y conservación de la vida silvestre. Algunos ríos como el Ganges en la India son importantes en el sentido religioso. En China, debido al rápido desarrollo de la economía, el transporte fluvial está casi en su máxima capacidad. El transporte fluvial cerca de Shanghái, es el área de mayor actividad en el río Yangtzé, China. Hay muchos problemas actualmente como el desarrollo de grandes terminales de contenedores, poca profundidad cerca de la boca del río y el cruce de transbordadores que dificultan la navegación. El Río Mekong pasa a través de China, Myanmar, Laos, Tailandia, Camboya y Vietnam. En su curso superior pasa por una zona de montañas muy empinadas y en su curso inferior pasa por una zona bastante plana. Hay estaciones lluviosas y secas. En la zona de China se construyen varias represas para generación de electricidad. La colaboración internacional es muy importante. En Indonesia, el carbón es un recurso natural muy importante y los ríos desempeñan un papel predominante para su transporte. En este artículo estos ejemplos se explicarán a partir de experiencias de visitas del autor y de sus investigaciones, con el propósito de señalar los puntos clave que deben ser considerados para evitar cometer los mismos errores en los futuros planes de desarrollo de muchos ríos como el Amazonas.
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  • river transportation

  • international river

  • rivers in Asia

  • river utilization

  • dam

  • sedimentation

  • sustainable developme...

  • transporte fluvial pr...

  • ríos internacionales

  • ríos en Asia

  • utilización de los rí...

  • sedimentación

  • desarrollo sostenible...

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Kazuhiko Hasegawa, "River utilization and transportation for 21st century: experiences and recommendations for a sustainable development", in: Alberto Francescutto, Manuel Arcenio Urcia Larios, Gabriele Bulian (eds.), "Safety and energy efficiency in river transportation for a sustainable development of the peruvian Amazon region. First International Conference, 17th-19th July 2013, Iquitos, Peru", Trieste, EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste, 2013, pp. 18-1 – 18-12.
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