and socioeconomic consequences. One prominent example is the Three Gorges Dam
(TGD) at the Yangtze River in China. Due to considerable resettlements, large-scale
expansion of infrastructure and shifts in land use and management, the TGD project has
irreversible impacts on the Upper Yangtze River Basin and strongly challenges the
environmental conditions of this fast-developing region. Soil erosion and landslides are …