abstract
Article history:
Received 13 July 2013
Received in revised form 20 November 2013
Accepted 27 December 2013
Available online 24 January 2014
JEL classification:
Q57
Q56
I15
O13
Keywords:
Ecological economics
Economic development
Public health
Hydroelectric dams
The need for energy due to economic and population pressure has resulted in a great expansion of hydroelectric
dam projects around the world, especially in Asia. These hydroelectric projects have resulted in considerable environmental,
economic, and social damage. Typically, the economic development—environmental degradation
dynamic has been examined. However, rarely has the economic development, environmental degradation, public
health connection been made. This paper, using primary data collected from household surveys, completes the
economic, environment, public health circle by examining how economic and environmental changes from the
Yali Falls dam in Vietnam has impacted the health of people living in three remote villages in Cambodia.
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