Río Negro and the Chixoy Dam

This chapter provides an overview of the Chixoy Dam hydroelectric project and its effects on the Maya-Achí population from Río Negro, as well as a brief description of the regional and human history. Information presented in this section was drawn from a variety of sources, including publications fr...

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Published inDams, Displacement and Development pp. 41 - 50
Main Author Einbinder, Nathan
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Springer International Publishing
SeriesSpringerBriefs in Latin American Studies
Subjects
Civil conflict
Development
Genocide
Human geography
Hydroelectric dams
Massacres
Mayan peoples
Neoliberalism
Physical geography
Social & cultural anthropology
Violence
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Summary:This chapter provides an overview of the Chixoy Dam hydroelectric project and its effects on the Maya-Achí population from Río Negro, as well as a brief description of the regional and human history. Information presented in this section was drawn from a variety of sources, including publications from NGO’s, journalists, and academics, as well as evidence from ethnographic research carried out in the region during the winter of 2009. A more in-depth look into the specific consequences of this project on individuals as well as the Río Negro community as a whole will be explored at length in the following analysis and discussion chapters.
ISBN:3319515101
9783319515106
ISSN:2366-763X
2366-7648
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-51511-3_5