Metamorphosis of the Amazon - An Environmental History of Oil Extraction in Ecuador

"A compelling study for readers interested in the environmental history of Latin America, this book sheds light on the complex history of the Ecuadorian rainforest and the impact oil development. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details"--

List of contents

1. Introduction: the oil-induced metamorphosis; 2. Hidden treasures: the Ecuadorean Amazon before oil; 3. A resource environment: prospecting and the conceptual metamorphosis; 4. Oily roads: infrastructure and the material metamorphosis; 5. Ghost acres: waste management and the toxic metamorphosis; 6. A tough life: oil workers and the social metamorphosis; 7. The legal aftermath: an open-ended conclusion.

About the author

Maximilian Fritz Feichtner is an Independent Scholar and environmental consultant. He advises German state and federal government agencies on environmental and sustainability issues and climate change.

Product details

• Authors: Maximilian Fritz Feichtner, Maximilian Fritz (Independent Scholar) Feichtner
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2023
• EAN: 9781009343091
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0934309-1
• No. of pages: 258
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, NATURE / Ecology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Chemical & Biochemical, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, HISTORY / Latin America / South America, Ecuador, Indigenous Peoples, Social impact of environmental issues, History of the Americas, Industrial Chemistry, Fossil fuel technologies, Environmental policy & protocols, Environmental policy and protocols, Regional government, Indigenous people: governance and politics, Ecuador: Amazonian region, Fuels and petrochemicals