| Author | Bhattarai, Shashi |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.IP-97-02 |
| Subject(s) | Water-power--Nepal
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Civil Engineering |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. IP-97-02 |
| Abstract | The work is a methodological framework for public involvement in the process of
hydropower development. The framework evaluates the importance or preference of various
stakeholders (actors) to the factors and sub-factors leading to the decision on the alternatives
of hydropower development. The objective of this work is to recommend the most appropriate
scale of hydropower development for Nepal which will minimize conflict and controversies.
The framework is developed on Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), taking care of major
actors, factors and sub-factors with the alternatives of range of the scale of development.
Subjective value judgment is carried out from the stakeholders on structured pair-wise
comparison questionnaire based on the procedure of AHP. Processing of the responses is
conducted using the AHP based software called Expert Choice. The approach of public
involvement and conflict management is new in the area of hydropower development
management. The result of the study shows that the most appropriate scale of hydropower
development in Nepal is Medium Scale. The result also indicates that government and
political people are the most sensitive among the seven actors considered. |
| Year | 1997 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis; no. IP-97-02 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Civil Engineering |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Infrastructure Planning and Management (IP) |
| Chairperson(s) | Fujiwara, Okitsugu; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Saeed, Khalid;Shrestha, Ram Manohar; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Joint Japan World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program
(JJ/WBGSP) ; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1997 |