For large-scale hydropower development, population displacement is conspicuous: careful site selection and project design limiting the maximum reservoir level, for example, may minimize the displacement.
如大规模开发水力发电，则须要人口大量迁移：但如仔细选址和设计项目，例如限制水库的最高水位，则可将人口迁移的规模降到最低程度。