Megaprojects in Central America
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Megaprojects in Central America

Local Narratives About Development and the Good Life

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eBook - ePub

Megaprojects in Central America

Local Narratives About Development and the Good Life

About this book

Embedded in Southern voices and epistemologies, this book explores how local communities in Central America understand development and the good life in the context of large-scale infrastructure projects.

The analysis focuses on six case studies: the Reventazón hydropower plant and the Guanacaste tourism projects in Costa Rica, the Barro Blanco hydropower plant in Panama, the Bahía de Tela tourism area in Honduras, and the La India and La Libertad gold mines in Nicaragua. The book draws on extensive in-depth interviews, participatory workshops and surveys to demonstrate how different social groups interpret the impacts of megaprojects. It critically examines the tensions between externally-driven investment initiatives — and the values they promote — and locally-rooted worldviews, wellbeing and ways of life. The volume concludes with a practical workshop proposal to help communities strengthen their resilience and formulate alternative development pathways based on their own cultural and social frameworks.

This book will be of particular interest to scholars in the fields of development and Latin American studies, as well as policy makers and practitioners working in the region.

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Yes, you can access Megaprojects in Central America by Katarzyna Dembicz,Ewelina Biczyńska in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Latin American & Caribbean History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Endorsement
  3. Half-Title
  4. Series
  5. Title
  6. Copyright
  7. Dedication
  8. Contents
  9. List of tables
  10. List of figures
  11. Acknowledgments
  12. Introduction
  13. Notes
  14. References
  15. 1 Why talk about development?: A philosophical approach from a Latin American perspective
  16. 2 The research project and its methodological basis
  17. 3 Development from a local perspective
  18. 4 Development: The invisible frontiers of (mis)understanding
  19. 5 The discussion surrounding development and megaprojects in the National Press of Central America
  20. 6 Turning ideas into impact: Workshop proposal and key takeaways
  21. Index