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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337883703321

Autore

Leturcq Guillaume

Titolo

Dams in Brazil : Social and Demographical Impacts / / by Guillaume Leturcq

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-319-94628-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (143 pages)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Latin American Studies, , 2366-763X

Disciplina

333.9140981

Soggetti

Cultural geography

Energy policy

Environmental geography

Demography

Cultural Geography

Energy Policy, Economics and Management

Environmental Geography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Chapter 1. Territorial and spatial effects of dams -- Chapter 2. Human and social consequences -- Chapter 3. Comparison of South-North effects -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

The book focuses on the human and social effects of the construction of hydroelectric dams in Brazil. It discusses themes such as forced migrations, how the families of the victims of the dams adapt to new living areas, the struggle of families with the relocation of their homes and the fact that they are neglected by builders and government. These discussions are carried out in a comparative perspective between Southern and Northern Brazil, where contexts and living conditions are quite different. The book's main objective is to analyze the movements, adaptations and life changes in families suffering from the effects of dams throughout Brazil. This is the first book that analyzes the relationship dam-space with the intent to understand how dams affect the territory. The book is organized in three chapters: the dams’ effects in Brazil and the territorial impacts; human and social consequences of



dam construction; a regional comparison of the effects of dams between the South and the North of the country.