A Ditadura Militar E a Governança Da Água No Brasil (the Military Dictatorship and Water Governance in Brazil): Ideologia, Poderes Político-Econômico

ISBN-13: 9780367498757 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 226 str.

Fernanda de Souza Braga

Opis

This study is an important and insightful academic contribution to the understanding of the main bottlenecks of effective water governance in Brazil.

Spis treści

1 Water Governance: Discourse, Power, and Ideology in the Construction of Large Hydraulic Structures,  2 The Constitution of the Electricity Sector: A Power Constellation with Impact on Water Use Decisions,  3 State policies and the construction of large hydroelectric dams during the military regime: case study of the Tucuruí, Balbina and Belo Monte HPPs,  4 Government and Commercial Information Control and Advertising,  5 Civil Society Demonstrations and Large Hydroelectric Power Plants.

O autorze

Fernanda de Souza Braga is a Brazilian researcher working in the water sector since 2009, both in government and in NGO roles. Fernada has been a counsellor in River Basin Committees in Brazil for the past 5 years, and has experience in teaching and education. Her background includes a Master’s degree in Geography.