Power and the Xingú: Policy Proposals on the Construction of the Belo Monte Dam

Tim Pfefferle

2013年9月 · GRIN Verlag

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Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Politics - Region: Middle and South America, grade: A, University of Miami (Department of International Studies), course: Latin American Democratization, language: English, abstract: This paper provides policy options with regard to the construction of the Belo Monte dam, a large hydroelectric project in the Amazon which is supposed to add significant capacity to the Brazilian energy grid. The economic, social and environmental impacts are taken into account in assessing the viability of the project.