Contesting Hydropower in the Brazilian Amazon

by Ed Atkins and Ed Atkins

Book Overview

In Contesting Hydropower in the Brazilian Amazon, Ed Atkins focuses on how local, national, and international civil society groups have resisted the Belo Monte and S o Luiz do Tapaj s hydroelectric projects in Brazil. In doing so, Atkins explores how contemporary opposition to hydropower projects demonstrate a form of 'contested sustainability' that highlights the need for sustainable energy transitions to take more into account than merely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367609304
• ISBN13: 9780367609306
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"