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This book provides a comprehensive environmental history of hydropower development in Brazil during the authoritarian regimes of the 1960s through 1990s. Matthew P. Johnson examines how Brazil pursued large-scale hydroelectric projects as a cornerstone of low-carbon energy policy, analyzing the complex relationship between political authoritarianism, technological development, and environmental transformation.
The study reveals how hydropower was promoted as a clean energy solution while often displacing indigenous communities and altering vast ecosystems. Johnson contextualizes Brazil’s hydropower expansion within broader debates about sustainable development, energy security, and state control over natural resources. The book combines archival research with environmental analysis to show how infrastructure decisions made under authoritarian rule shaped Brazil’s energy landscape and environmental legacy into the present day.
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