The Brazilian Amazonia in Change I : Opening up and Colonisation in The 1970s.
In the 1970s, the whole Brazilian Amazon was opened up by road construction and the exploitation of its rich resources increased considerably. Jan Kleinpenning traces the history of this development, which began in 1972 with the opening of the first part of the Ruta Transamazônica, as well as its ef...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bielefeld :
transcript Verlag,
2025.
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| Summary: | In the 1970s, the whole Brazilian Amazon was opened up by road construction and the exploitation of its rich resources increased considerably. Jan Kleinpenning traces the history of this development, which began in 1972 with the opening of the first part of the Ruta Transamazônica, as well as its effects on population growth and distribution. He lays a particular focus on the programme of supervised agrarian colonisation meant to help small farmers and landless families from the densely populated and poverty-stricken Northeast of the country. Ron Milder's contribution to this volume examines the effects on Altamira, one of the small towns along the Ruta. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (241 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9783839475362 3839475368 |