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Dams, Chinese investments, and EIAs: A race to the bottom in South America?
Gerlak, Andrea K; Saguier, Marcelo; Mills-Novoa, Megan; Fearnside, Philip M; Albrecht, Tamee R.
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  • Gerlak AK; School of Geography and Development, University of Arizona, 1064 E. Lowell Street, Tucson, AZ, 85719, USA. agerlak@email.arizona.edu.
  • Saguier M; School of Politics and Government, National University of San Martin (UNSAM), San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Mills-Novoa M; School of Geography and Development, University of Arizona, 1064 E. Lowell Street, Tucson, AZ, 85719, USA.
  • Fearnside PM; Coordenação de Dinâmica Ambiental (CDAM), Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Av. Andre´ Arau´jo 2936, Manaus, AM, 69067-375, Brazil.
  • Albrecht TR; School of Geography and Development, University of Arizona, 1064 E. Lowell Street, Tucson, AZ, 85719, USA.
Ambio ; 49(1): 156-164, 2020 Jan.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30771206
The political economy of dam development in South America is changing as a result of a resurgence in water infrastructure investments. The arrival of Chinese-funded projects in the region has altered a context traditionally dominated by multilateral development banks. Tensions are escalating around new dam projects and the environmental impact assessment process is increasingly the site of politicization around water in the region. In this perspective, we examine the most recent surge in dam development in South America, the resulting environmental and social impacts, and the mobilization of civil society and environmental groups that have developed in response to these projects. In the absence of regionally shared standards for environmental assessment and regional mechanisms to mitigate the emerging conflicts-primarily occurring between companies, states, and civil society-we argue there is a risk of a race to the bottom to finance infrastructure projects with laxer environmental and social standards.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Abastecimento de Água / Meio Ambiente Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude País/Região como assunto: America do sul Idioma: En Revista: Ambio Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Suécia
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Abastecimento de Água / Meio Ambiente Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude País/Região como assunto: America do sul Idioma: En Revista: Ambio Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Suécia