Environmental resistance and the politics of energy development in the Brazilian Amazon

Journal of Environment and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 245-268

  Carvalho, Georgia O ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazon; Belo Monte; Brazil; Energy policy; Environmental impact; Environmental mobilization; Hydroelectric dams; Urucu pipeline

Indexed keywords

DAM; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXPLORATION; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; POWER GENERATION;

AMAZONAS [BRAZIL]; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33746754058     PISSN: 10704965     EISSN: 15525465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1070496506291575     Document Type: Article

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