Modernization and Political Actions in the Brazilian Amazon The City of Barcarena, Pará /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Nahum, João Santos (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.; Latin America > Politics and government.; Environmental geography.; Sustainable development.; Natural resources.; Human geography.; Cultural Geography.; Environmental Geography.; Natural Resources.; Human Geography.; Sustainable Development.; Latin American Politics.

This book offers an analysis of the territory of Barcarena, in the Brazilian Amazon. The author studies the land use and the implemented modernization policies that made it one of the richest cities of the state. The political system uses this territory as a resource to provide for the needs of a sm...