Megaprojects in Central America
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 tou...
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| author | Dembicz, Katarzyna Biczyńska, Ewelina |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1697552025-12-02T05:23:40Z Megaprojects in Central America Dembicz, Katarzyna Biczyńska, Ewelina participatory research methods infrastructure impacts local knowledge systems community resilience strategies sustainable livelihoods social wellbeing analysis alternative development pathways thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSL Ethnic studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFH Migration, immigration and emigration thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studies thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTP Development studies thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics and emerging economies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPS International relations thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology 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. 2025-12-02T05:23:38Z 2025-12-02T05:23:38Z 2025-12-01T12:19:00Z 2025 book ONIX_20251201T131047_9781040592663_62 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/108845 9781040592663 9781041122821 9781040619193 9781003663997 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/169755 eng Routledge Studies in Development, Displacement and Resettlement open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/108845/1/9781040592663.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003663997 10.4324/9781003663997 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 University of Warsaw 1cbc5111-444e-4915-8d4f-77e19751ab4c 9781040592663 9781041122821 9781040619193 9781003663997 Routledge 204 Oxford [...] open access |
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