Dams in Brazil

Social and Demographical Impacts

Guillaume Leturcq (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XV, 130 Seiten

2018
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-94627-6 (ISBN)

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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.

Dr. Guillaume Leturcq is researcher at University of Campinas, Brazil and associate Researcher in ESO Le Mans (Laboratory Espaces et Sociétés). He specializes in social and regional geography, migrations, water issues and geopolitics.

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

Erscheinungsdatum	14.09.2018
Reihe/Serie	SpringerBriefs in Latin American Studies
Zusatzinfo	XV, 130 p. 16 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	262 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
Schlagworte	Environmental Geography • Family Relocation • Forced Migration in Brazil • human adaptation • Impact of Dams • ribeirinhos • Rural Settlements
ISBN-10	3-319-94627-7 / 3319946277
ISBN-13	978-3-319-94627-6 / 9783319946276
Zustand	Neuware