Renewable energy and human rights violations: Illustrative cases from indigenous territories in panama

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 863-872

  Finley Brook, Mary ^a   Thomas, Curtis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon offsets; Hydroelectric dams; Indigenous peoples; Panama; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITARIANISM; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; UNITED NATIONS;

PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

NASO;

EID: 79958754188     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: 14678306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00045608.2011.568873     Document Type: Article

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