The impact of the IIRSA road infrastructure programme on Amazonia
By: Pitou van Dijck
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9780415531085; 9780203084021
Subjects: Infrastructure (Economics); Roads; Integración de la Estructura Regional de Sudamérica (Project); Design and construction
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The assessment of IIRSA corridors : an introduction; title: IIRSA-the initiative; title: IIRSA and the new insertion of Latin America in the world economy; title: Assessing impact ex ante : an SEA; title: The impact of road infrastructure : reviewing evidence; title: Predicting deforestation : a methodological approach; title: Strategic environmental assessment of the Corredor Norte in Bolivia; title: The IIRSA Guianese shield hub : the case of Suriname; title: Hub and Spokes : Manaus and its infrastructure network into Amazonia; title: The environmental impact assessment of the BR-319 Manaus-Porto Velho :  methodological reflections; title: The integrated impact assessment of road infrastructure in Amazonia; title: Conclusion : towards an improved methodology for assessing the impact of mega-road infrastructure.