To say that energy is a complicated subject would be an understatement. Access to energy provides economic, social, and health benefits, while its abuse results in social, economic, environmental and climate detriments. How we meet our global energy needs may be one of the most critical issues...

Our study offers a comparative assessment of the economic, sociopolitical and environmental implications of the world’s largest source of renewable electricity, hydropower. Theorists from many disciplines have questioned both the proper role and ostensible benefits from the generation of...