The construction of the Belo Monte dam in the Brazilian Amazon and its consequences on regional rural labor

• Published in: Land use policy Vol. 90; p. 104327
• Main Authors: Calvi, Miquéias Freitas, Moran, Emilio F., Silva, Ramon Felipe Bicudo da, Batistella, Mateus
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2020; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Agricultural commodities; Agricultural economics; Agricultural industry; Agricultural production; Agronomy; Agropastoral activities; Amazon; Cocoa; Commodities; Construction; Crops; Dam construction; Dams; Demographics; Economic conditions; Economic development; Food; Food production; Households; Hydroelectric dams; Labor; Labor costs; Labor mobility; Labor shortages; Labor supply; Land use; Markets; Occupational mobility; Panel data; Policy making; Polls & surveys; Production capacity; Property; Purchasing power; Regional analysis; Regional development; Rural areas; Shortages; Socioeconomic impacts; Specialization; Supermarkets; Urban areas; Urban population; Urban populations; Work; Brazil; Labor mobility; Socioeconomic impacts; Amazon; Agropastoral activities; Hydroelectric dams

•Lack of anticipatory actions to address impacts led to negative outcomes.•Local farms lost about 50 % of farm labor during the 5 years of construction.•Belo Monte dam construction led to substantial decline in local annual staple food production.•The infusion of capital to build Belo Monte did not...