{"product_id":"hydropower-in-authoritarian-brazil-an-environmental-history-of-low-carbon-energy-1960s-90s-hardback-9781009428699","title":"Hydropower in Authoritarian Brazil; An Environmental History of Low-Carbon Energy, 1960s–90s (Hardback) 9781009428699","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHydropower in Authoritarian Brazil\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Environmental History of Low-Carbon Energy, 1960s–90s\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis timely examination of hydropower in Brazil brings nuance to energy debates, centring social and environmental justice.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMatthew P. Johnson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009428699, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 June 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e330 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 2.5 cm, 0.65 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Apart from the result of excessive CO2 emissions over the past 200 years, the global climate crisis is also the tragic consequence of a development model that seeks to control, dominate and exploit nature and its ecosystems for economic reasons … Johnson's book effectively uncovers the roots of this unfolding collapse and traces its socio-political and environmental ramifications.' Markus Fraundorfer\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDuring the later twentieth century, Brazil's right-wing military dictatorship built a vast network of hydropower dams that became one of the world's biggest low-carbon electricity grids. Weighed against these carbon savings, what were the costs? Johnson unpacks the social and environmental implications of this project, from the displacement of Indigenous and farming communities to the destruction of Amazonian biodiversity. Drawing on rich archival material from forty sites across Brazil, Paraguay, and the United States, including rarely accessed personal collections, Johnson explores the story of the military officers and engineers who created the dams and the protestors who fought them. Brazilian examples are analyzed within their global context, highlighting national issues with broad consequences for both social and environmental justice. In our race to halt global warming, it is vital that we learn from past experiences and draw clear distinctions between true environmentalism and greenwashed political expedience.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Setting the Scene: Dictatorship and Industrial Growth\u003cbr\u003e 2. Building the 'Big Dam': Economic and Political Considerations during Planning, 1960s–1970s\u003cbr\u003e 3. Pharaonic Environmentalism: Mitigation Efforts during Planning and Reservoir Filling, 1970s–1980s\u003cbr\u003e 4. Negotiating With Floodwaters: Impacts on Displaced Communities, 1970s–1990s\u003cbr\u003e 5. Environmental Transformations: Impacts on National Parks, Fish, and Malaria, 1970s–1990s\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Notorious Balbina Dam: The Dictatorship's Last and Most Infamous Dam, 1980s–1990s\u003cbr\u003e 7. Aftermath: The Anti-Dam Movement, Social Injustice, and Climate Change, 1990s–2010s\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: The environment [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on The environment\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22The%20environment%20%5BRN%5D%22\"\u003eRN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52414006034712,"sku":"9781009428699","price":69.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009428699i.jpg?v=1784335512","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/hydropower-in-authoritarian-brazil-an-environmental-history-of-low-carbon-energy-1960s-90s-hardback-9781009428699","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}