Dams, Displacement and Development Perspectives from Río Negro, Guatemala /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Einbinder, Nathan (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Latin American Studies,
• Θέματα: Geography.; Environmental geography.; Ethnography.; Human geography.; Cultural Geography.; Environmental Geography.; Human Geography.

Using the case of the Chixoy Hydroelectric Dam in Guatemala, constructed between 1978 and 1983, this book examines the effects of displacement on the former residents of Río Negro, a community forcibly evicted and nearly eliminated by the military and paramilitary. Using open-ended interview discuss...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Acknowledgements
• Timeline of events
• Map
• List of Acronyms
• Chapter 1. Introduction and Research Design
• Chapter 2. Critical Geography and Development: A Backgrounder
• Chapter 3. Guatemala Historical Context
• Chapter 4. Río Negro and the Chixoy Dam
• Chapter 5. Lived Experiences: A Critical Analysis
• Chapter 6. Final Discussion
• Bibliography
• Appendix I-Photos. .