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Discover the rich history and modern challenges of Brazil’s Amazon.
In this book, José Rente Nascimento explores the region’s economic, social, environmental, and cultural dynamics, revealing the delicate interplay between humanity and nature. The chapters trace the Amazon’s economic evolution—from Amerindian resource management and European exploration to the rubber boom and post-colonial policies. Examining modern developments, including highways, mining, ranching, and agricultural colonization, the book also offers insights into sustainable prosperity.
As a Brazilian expert in forestry, agriculture, and environmental economics, the book builds on Nascimento's knowledge of working with multilateral organizations, governments, and NGOs. The resulting book provides innovative ways to tackle contemporary problems, including deforestation, indigenous welfare, land rights, and forest-based development.
José Rente Nascimento is a Brazilian scholar who specializes in forestry, agriculture, and environmental economics. He has supported development and conservation projects throughout Latin America while working for international institutions, governments, and NGOs. A former senior natural resource specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank, Nascimento is a forester and holds an MP and a PhD from the University of Minnesota.
Table des matières
Introduction.- PART I: Environmental and Human Circumstances.- Chapter 1: Environmental Circumstances.- Chapter 2: Human Circumstances.- PART II: The First Centuries.- Chapter 3: The European Arrival.- Chapter 4: Amerindians, Missionaries, and Forest Products.- Chapter 5: The Pombal Reforms and the End of Colonization.- PART III: Brazilian Empire.- Chapter 6: The Rise of the Rubber Economy.- PART IV: Brazilian Republic.- Chapter 7: The Fall of the Rubber Economy.- Chapter 8: Brief Revival of the Rubber Economy.- Chapter 9: New Directions for Amazônia.- PART V: Post-1964 Counter-Revolution.- Chapter 10: Land Statute and Operation Amazônia.- Chapter 11: Small Settlers’ Colonization.- Chapter 12: POLAMAZÔNIA, Private Colonization, and Large Projects.- Chapter 13: Large Programs and Re-democratization.
A propos de l'auteur
José Rente Nascimento is a Brazilian scholar who specializes in forestry, agriculture, and environmental economics. He has supported development and conservation projects throughout Latin America while working for international institutions, governments, and NGOs. A former senior natural resource specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank, Nascimento is a forester and holds an MP and a PhD from the University of Minnesota.
Résumé
Discover the rich history and modern challenges of Brazil’s Amazon.
In this book, José Rente Nascimento explores the region’s economic, social, environmental, and cultural dynamics, revealing the delicate interplay between humanity and nature. The chapters trace the Amazon’s economic evolution—from Amerindian resource management and European exploration to the rubber boom and post-colonial policies. Examining modern developments, including highways, mining, ranching, and agricultural colonization, the book also offers insights into sustainable prosperity.
As a Brazilian expert in forestry, agriculture, and environmental economics, the book builds on Nascimento's knowledge of working with multilateral organizations, governments, and NGOs. The resulting book provides innovative ways to tackle contemporary problems, including deforestation, indigenous welfare, land rights, and forest-based development.
