The impact of the IIRSA road infrastructure programme on Amazonia / Pitou van Dijck ; with contributions by Bert van Barneveld ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dijck, Pitou van.

Contributor:

Barneveld, Bert van.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Infrastructure (Economics)--Amazon River Region.

Infrastructure (Economics).

Roads--Amazon River Region--Design and construction.

Roads.

Integración de la Estructura Regional de Sudamérica (Project).

Amazon River Region.

Physical Description:

xxv, 291 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Earthscan/Routledge, 2013.

Contents:

The assessment of IIRSA corridors : an introduction

IIRSA-the initiative

IIRSA and the new insertion of Latin America in the world economy

Assessing impact ex ante : an SEA

The impact of road infrastructure : reviewing evidence

Predicting deforestation : a methodological approach

Strategic environmental assessment of the Corredor Norte in Bolivia

The IIRSA Guianese shield hub : the case of Suriname

Hub and Spokes : Manaus and its infrastructure network into Amazonia

The environmental impact assessment of the BR-319 Manaus-Porto Velho : methodological reflections

The integrated impact assessment of road infrastructure in Amazonia

Conclusion : towards an improved methodology for assessing the impact of mega-road infrastructure.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415531085

041553108X

9780203084021

0203084020

OCLC:

767569454