The role of large dams in sustaining socioeconomic development under the pressure of future population growth

Haiyun Shi1, Ji Chen2, Suning Liu1 and Bellie Sivakumar3,4, (1)Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China, (2)University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, (3)University of New South Wales, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sydney, Australia, (4)Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Department of Civil Engineering, Bombay Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076, India