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1、THETHREEGORGESDAMTheThreeGorgesDam,theworld'slargesthydroelectricityproject,themainbodyofwhichhasjustbeencompletedonMay20th2006,issettobecompletedin2009(Robertson2006).Atthattimethis$25bnprojectwillachieveitsfullcapacityof18,200Megawatts(MW)anditiscla

2、imedthatitwilltamefloodingonmightyYangtzeRiver(TheStateCouncilThreeGorgesProjectConstructionCommittee2004).Ontheotherhand,thelocalenvironmentswillbealteredforever,millionsofpeoplewillbedisplacedandmanyculturalheritageswilldisappear.Thepurposeofthispro

3、jectistodiscusswhetheritisnecessarytobuildthis,theworld'slargestdam,inChina.Anotheraimofthisprojectistoanalyzeitsbenefitsanddrawbacksinthreemaindomains:economic,socialandenvironmental..Duetotheconstraintsoftimeandspace,thisprojectwillonlyconcernitself

4、withthemainandmostsignificanteconomicsocialandenvironmentalimpacts.Firstly,thisprojectisgoingtoexplorethehistoryandreasonswhyaThreeGorgesDamwasplannedandfinallybuiltontheChangjiangRiver.Secondly,thisprojectwillanalyzesomepotentialproblemsandwhetherits

5、qualitycouldbearthetestofhistory.Thirdly,thisprojectisgoingtocontrastpositiveandnegativeeffectsofthisdaminthreemaindomains:economic,socialandenvironmental.