Land tenure in hydropower development is not considered in many developing countries. Therfore, hydropower projects are not sustainable.The book assesses the role of land tenure in hydropower develoment for social and environmental effects.This book therefore, provides a new metric of success for hydropowe development.This book mainly discusses on land tenure and its allocation,land acquisition and stakeholder interaction. This book is targeted to policy makers of hydropower development, undergraduate and graduate students of Civil and Geomatics Engineering,professional,researchers etc.