The future of Amazonia: destruction or sustainable development?

The future of Brazilian Amazonia, the world's largest remaining tropical rainforest, hangs in the balance. Two decades of destructive development have provoked violent struggles for control over the region's resources, with disastrous social and environmental consequences.;This multi-disciplinary collection reviews past experience but focusses on the latest phase of Amazonian settlement. Chapters by leading authorities examine such issues as colonization in the most recent frontier areas, multinational mining projects, hydro-electric schemes, and the military occupation of Brazil's borders. After demonstrating how new government and business activities have exacerbated social tensions and ecological destruction, the volume considers alternative, more substantial strategies.

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Main Authors:	Goodman, D. (ed.) 1423211778330, Hall, A. (ed.) 1423211762944
Format:	Texto biblioteca
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Published:	London (UK) MacMillan 1990
Subjects:	RURAL DEVELOPMENT, DEVELOPMENT POLICIES, RESOURCE CONSERVATION, TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS, RURAL SETTLEMENT, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, FARMERS, ETHNIC GROUPS, SMALL FARMS, POLITICAL SYSTEMS, SOCIAL UNREST, LAND USE, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES, DEVELOPPEMENT RURAL, POLITIQUE DE DEVELOPPEMENT, CONSERVATION DES RESSOURCES, FORET TROPICALE HUMIDE, DESARROLLO RURAL, POLITICA DE DESARROLLO, CONSERVACION DE LOS RECURSOS, BOSQUE TROPICAL HUMEDO, COLONISATION RURALE, GESTION DES RESSOURCES, AGRICULTEUR, GROUPE ETHNIQUE, PETITE EXPLOITATION AGRICOLE, SYSTEME POLITIQUE, TROUBLE SOCIAL, UTILISATION DES TERRES, POLITIQUE DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT, COLONIZACION, ORDENACION DE RECURSOS, AGRICULTORES, GRUPOS ETNICOS, EXPLOTACION EN PEQUENA ESCALA, SISTEMAS POLITICOS, CONFLICTOS SOCIALES, UTILIZACION DE LA TIERRA, POLITICA AMBIENTAL,
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