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The Impact of the IIRSA Road Infrastructure Programme on Amazonia.
This book analyses the potential socio-economic and environmental impacts of the Initiative for Regional Infrastructure Integration in South America (IIRSA), a continent-wide programme. IIRSA aims at facilitating intra-regional trade and at improving trade and transport links with world markets. Thi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; The Impact of the IIRSA Road Infrastructure Programme on Amazonia; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Maps; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Editorial notes; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 The assessment of IIRSA corridors: an introduction; Chapter 2 IIRSA: the Initiative; Chapter 3 IIRSA and the new insertion of Latin America in the world economy; Chapter 4 Assessing impact ex ante: a strategic environmental assessment; Chapter 5 The impact of road infrastructure: reviewing evidence; Chapter 6 Predicting deforestation: a methodological approach.
- Chapter 7 Strategic environmental assessment of the Corredor Norte in BoliviaChapter 8 The IIRSA Guianese Shield hub: the case of Suriname; Chapter 9 Hub and spokes: Manaus and its infrastructure network into Amazonia; Chapter 10 The environmental impact assessment of the BR-319 Manaus-Porto Velho: methodological reflections; Chapter 11 The integrated impact assessment of road infrastructure in Amazonia; Chapter 12 Conclusion: towards an improved methodology for assessing the impact of mega-road infrastructure; Bibliography; Index.