Hydropower in Authoritarian Brazil

An Environmental History of Low-Carbon Energy, 1960s-90s
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-1-009-42870-5
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 330 Seiten, Gewicht: 250 g

Reihe: Studies in Environment and History

This timely examination of hydropower in Brazil brings nuance to energy debates, centring social and environmental justice.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Johnson, Matthew P.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. Setting the Scene: Dictatorship and Industrial Growth; 2. Building the 'Big Dam': Economic and Political Considerations during Planning, 1960s–1970s; 3. Pharaonic Environmentalism: Mitigation Efforts during Planning and Reservoir Filling, 1970s–1980s; 4. Negotiating With Floodwaters: Impacts on Displaced Communities, 1970s–1990s; 5. Environmental Transformations: Impacts on National Parks, Fish, and Malaria, 1970s–1990s; 6. The Notorious Balbina Dam: The Dictatorship's Last and Most Infamous Dam, 1980s–1990s; 7. Aftermath: The Anti-Dam Movement, Social Injustice, and Climate Change, 1990s–2010s; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Johnson, Matthew P.
Matthew P. Johnson, PhD, is an environmental historian and a 2022–2024 Environmental Fellow at the Harvard University Center for the Environment.