Landscapes of Inequity
Environmental Justice in the Andes-Amazon Region
- 414 pages
- English
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Landscapes of Inequity
Environmental Justice in the Andes-Amazon Region
About this book
The natural wealth of the Amazon and Andes has long attracted fortune seekers, from explorers, farmers, and gold panners to multimillion-dollar mining, oil and gas, and timber operations. Modern demands for commodities have given rise to new development schemes, including hydroelectric dams, open cast mines, and industrial agricultural operations. The history of human habitation in this region is intimately tied to its rich biodiversity, and the Amazon basin is home to scores of indigenous groups, many of whom have populations so small that their cultural and physical survival is endangered. Landscapes of Inequit y explores the debate over rights to and use of resources and addresses fundamental questions that inform the debate in the western Amazon basin, from the Andes Mountains to the tropical lowlands. Beginning with an examination of the divergent conceptual interpretations of environmental justice, the volume explores the issue from two interlocking perspectives: of indigenous peoples and of economic development in a global economy. The volume concludes by examining the efficacy of laws and policies concerning the environment in the region, the viability and range of judicial recourse, and future directions in the field of environmental justice.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Maps
- List of Tables
- Introduction
- Part 1
- 1. A Toxic Reckoning
- 2. When the Rivers Run Black
- Part 2
- 3. Environmental Justice and Brazil’s Amazonian Dams
- 4. When Plurinational States Undermine Indigenous Territories
- 5. Environmental Justice in the REDD+ Frontier
- Part 3
- 6. Indigenism, Isolation, and Socioenvironmental Conflicts in the Javari River Valley
- 7. We Are Here
- 8. In Search of Justice and Power
- 9. Indigenous Amazonian Peoples and the Struggle for Environmental Justice in Lowland South America
- Epilogue
- Contributors
- Index
- About Nicholas A. Robins
- About Barbara J. Fraser