Isbn: 9781844079445 - dam the rivers, damn the people: development and resistence in amazonian brazil (earthscan library collection: sustainable development, 13, band 13) (7 Ergebnisse)

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. Authored by Cummings, Barbara J.The Brazilian Amazon is the largest area of tropical rainforest in Latin America. Brazil is that continent s most rapidly developing country. The Amazon is at the heart of the conflict between conservation and dev.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 132 pages. 9.50x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. The greatest new threat to Brazilian Amazon comes from the massive hydro-electric schemes which are being pushed ahead with little regard to efficacy, the rights of the people, or the survival of the forest. This book is about two of the most affected areas, Balbina in Amazonas and the Xingu River in Para. Series: Sustainable Development Set. Num Pages: 148 pages, maps, chart. BIC Classification: RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384. . 2009. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Brazilian Amazon is the largest area of tropical rainforest in Latin America. Brazil is that continent's most rapidly developing country. The Amazon is at the heart of the conflict between conservation and development, between people and power, and between heritage and modernisation. In the name of development, the powerful are colonizing the forest. The greatest new threat comes from the massive hydro-electric schemes which are being pushed ahead with little regard to efficacy, the rights of the people, or the survival of the forest. Dam the Rivers, Damn the People is about two of the most affected areas, Balbina in Amazonas and the Xingu River in Para. Barbara Cummings describes the plans which the state attempted to keep secret, the extent to which these projects will destroy the forest, the consequent dispossession of the people of the forest and, above all, their growing resistance. She shows how the outcome of their fight affects us all. Originally published in 1990.…