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From reliable water supplies to large-scale electricity generation, the benefits brought by dams can be huge. But so can the problems. Tim Harford explains how these massive structures have changed the world for many, bu...
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Dams is an episode from 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy by BBC. From reliable water supplies to large-scale electricity generation, the benefits brought by dams can be huge. But so can the problems. Tim Harford explains how these mas...
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Published Feb 3, 2020, 9:51 long, audio available.
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From reliable water supplies to large-scale electricity generation, the benefits brought by dams can be huge. But so can the problems. Tim Harford explains how these massive structures have changed the world for many, but led to catastrophe for others.
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Published Feb 3, 2020 and 9:51 long