Hydropolitics

Zusatztext "This fascinating and original book explores one of the most unusual feats of politics and engineering of the twentieth century. Itaipu Dam's unique position among megadams as a binational corporation forces us to completely rethink the relationship between energy and sovereignty! and Folch invites us into the story with first-rate research! keen analysis! and narrative verve." -Kregg Hetherington! Concordia University Informationen zum Autor Christine Folch Klappentext An in-depth look at the people and institutions connected with the Itaipoe Dam, the world's biggest producer of renewable energy, Hydropolitics is a groundbreaking investigation of the world's largest power plant and the ways energy shapes politics and economics.ics. An ethnography of the people and institutions connected with the Itaipu Hydroelectic Dam, which sits on a river dividing Paraguay and Brazil and is the world's single largest producer of renewable energy. Note: This is a simultaneous release. Cloth edition: $80.00, ISBN: 9780691186597. Zusammenfassung An in-depth look at the people and institutions connected with the Itaipoe Dam, the world's biggest producer of renewable energy, Hydropolitics is a groundbreaking investigation of the world's largest power plant and the ways energy shapes politics and economics.ics.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Christine Folch, Professor Christine Folch
• Edition: Princeton University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9780691186603
• ISBN: 978-0-691-18660-3
• Pages: 272
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Thèmes: Princeton Studies in Culture and Technology; Princeton Studies in Culture a
• Catégories: Ecole et pédagogie > Préparation de l'enseignement > Formation professionnelle; South America, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Hydrology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, Hydrology & the hydrosphere, Environmental policy & protocols, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Environmental policy and protocols, Hydrology and the hydrosphere