The future of Brazilian Amazonia, the world's largest remaining
tropical rainforest, hangs in the balance. Two decades of
destructive development have provoked violent struggles for control
over the region's resources, with disastrous social and
environmental consequences.;This multi-disciplinary collection
reviews past experience but focusses on the latest phase of
Amazonian settlement. Chapters by leading authorities examine such
issues as colonization in the most recent frontier areas,
multinational mining projects, hydro-electric schemes, and the
military occupation of Brazil's borders. After demonstrating how
new government and business activities have exacerbated social
tensions and ecological destruction, the volume considers
alternative, more substantial strategies.
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