Hydropower Engineering’s Effects On Ecological Environment And Philosophical Reflection On Them

In view of natural and geographical environment,water conservancy constructionhas been duly noted in the ages. Good rulers must attach importance to thewater.Science and technology of water in China has once been in the leadingposition.Nowadays, hydropower engineering is an important form of waterdevelopment. Hydropower engineering brings the direct economic benefits in theform of providing electricity,while bringing indirect economic benefits in the form ofpromoting the development of related industries,stimulating employment and raisingtax. Its function has been shown in reality.But at the same time the construction ofhydropower engineering will affect river ecosystem diversity,coherence of terrestrialfood chain and social environment.We should recognize these effectscomprehensively and constitutionally The topic of the thesis is very significantagainst this background.Nowadays science and technology have measures and ways to reduce (eveneliminate) the negative effect of various types of hydropower engineerings onecological environment.But in reality,the construction of hydropower engineeringconstantly brings significant negative effects，which are affected by not only objectivefactors but also subjective factors.This article will enumerate facts to analyze from aphilosophical view and think about the relationship between man and nature.Hydropower engineerings bring direct economic benefits in form of providingelectric energy while bringing indirect economic benefits in form of promoting thedevelopment of related industries.These functions of hydropower engineering havebeen implemented in reality.However, a large number of hydropower projectconstructions will bring many negative effects to eco logical environment.The relevantexperts and scholars have done a lot of research about the negative effects.But theseperspectives are mostly from anthropocentric point of view,emphasizing thefundamental difference on the structure between man and natura l objects.Thedifference between man and natural objects during the interaction process are alsostressed.Interests and power of people are the most important.However,the ideas ofanthropocentrism only affirm the difference in structure and nature between man andnatural objects,and negate the continuity and identity between them.They only affirmrights of man,and negate their obligations.Obviously this concept is one-sided intheory,and it will bring harm in practice.This article will mainly be from thenon-anthropocentric perspective to explore hydropower engineering’s effect on ecological environment.