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Megaprojects in Central America
Local Narratives About Development and the Good Life
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN 978-1-04-112282-1
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Bibliografische Daten
Buch. Hardcover
2025
9 s/w-Abbildungen, 7 s/w-Fotos, 2 s/w-Zeichnungen, 22 s/w-Tabelle.
Umfang: 216 S.
Format (B x L): 15.6 x 23.4 cm
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN: 978-1-04-112282-1
Produktbeschreibung
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.
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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