Impact of the Iirsa Road Infrastructure Programme on Amazonia

Informationen zum Autor Pitou van Dijck is Associate Professor of Economics at the Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation (CEDLA) at the University of Amsterdam. Klappentext This text analyses the potential socio-economic and environmental impacts of the Initiative for Regional Infrastructure Integration in South America (IIRSA)! a continent-wide programme. Zusammenfassung The first book on The Initiative for Regional Infrastructure Integration in South America (IIRSA) and its potential implications for South America Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Assessment of IIRSA Corridors: an Introduction 2. IIRSA-The Initiative 3. IIRSA and the New Insertion of Latin America in the World Economy 4. Assessing Impact Ex-ante: an SEA 5. The Impact of Road Infrastructure – Reviewing Evidence 6. Predicting Deforestation – a Methodological Approach 7. Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Corredor Norte in Bolivia 8. The IIRSA Guianese Shield Hub: the Case of Suriname 9. Hub and Spokes: Manaus and its Infrastructure Network into Amazonia 10. The Environmental Impact Assessment of the BR-319 Manaus-Porto Velho - Methodological reflections 11. The Integrated Impact Assessment of Road Infrastructure in Amazonia 12. Conclusion: Towards an Improved Methodology for Assessing the Impact of Mega-Road Infrastructure

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• Authors: Pitou Van Dijck, DIJCK PITOU VAN, Pitou van Dijck, Pitou (EDT) Van Dijck
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.03.2013
• EAN: 9780415531085
• ISBN: 978-0-415-53108-5
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Urban, spatial and country planning; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Sustainability, ARCHITECTURE / Landscape, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, Urban & municipal planning, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Transport planning and policy, Transport planning & policy, Civil engineering, surveying and building