During the later twentieth century, Brazil's right-wing military dictatorship built a vast network of hydropower dams that became one of the world's biggest low-carbon electricity grids. Weighed against these carbon savings, what were the costs? Johnson unpacks the social and environmental...

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1. Verfasser:	Johnson, Matthew P. (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2024
Schriftenreihe:	Studies in environment and history
Schlagworte:	Dams / Environmental aspects / Brazil Dams / Political aspects / Brazil Dams / Social aspects / Brazil Water-power / Brazil / History / 20th century Dictatorship / Brazil Brazi / Politics and government / 20th century Brazil / Environmental conditions / 20th century
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Zusammenfassung:	During the later twentieth century, Brazil's right-wing military dictatorship built a vast network of hydropower dams that became one of the world's biggest low-carbon electricity grids. Weighed against these carbon savings, what were the costs? Johnson unpacks the social and environmental implications of this project, from the displacement of Indigenous and farming communities to the destruction of Amazonian biodiversity. Drawing on rich archival material from forty sites across Brazil, Paraguay, and the United States, including rarely accessed personal collections, Johnson explores the story of the military officers and engineers who created the dams and the protestors who fought them. Brazilian examples are analyzed within their global context, highlighting national issues with broad consequences for both social and environmental justice. In our race to halt global warming, it is vital that we learn from past experiences and draw clear distinctions between true environmentalism and greenwashed political expedience
Beschreibung:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 30 May 2024) Setting the scene : dictatorship and industrial growth -- Building the "big dam" : economic and political considerations during planning, 1960s-1970s -- Pharaonic environmentalism : mitigation efforts during planning and reservoir filling, 1970s-1980s -- Negotiating with floodwaters : impacts on displaced communities, 1970s-1990s -- Environmental transformations : impacts on national parks, fish, parks, fish, and malaria, 1970s-1990s -- The notorious Balbina Dam : the dictatorship's last and most infamous dam, 1980s-1990s -- Aftermath : the anti-dam movement, social injustice, and climate change, 1990s-2010s
Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 307 Seiten)
ISBN:	9781009428743
DOI:	10.1017/9781009428743