Author: Benedicte Bull
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317653793
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Since colonial times the position of the social, political and economic elites in Latin America has been intimately connected to their control over natural resources. Consequently, struggles to protect the environment from over-exploitation and contamination have been related to marginalized groups’ struggles against local, national and transnational elites. The recent rise of progressive, left-leaning governments – often supported by groups struggling for environmental justice – has challenged the established elites and raised expectations about new regimes for natural resource management. Based on case-studies in eight Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, El Salvador and Guatemala), this book investigates the extent to which there have been elite shifts, how new governments have related to old elites, and how that has impacted on environmental governance and the management of natural resources. It examines the rise of new cadres of technocrats and the old economic and political elites’ struggle to remain influential. The book also discusses the challenges faced in trying to overcome structural inequalities to ensure a more sustainable and equitable governance of natural resources. This timely book will be of great interest to researchers and masters students in development studies, environmental management and governance, geography, political science and Latin American area studies.
Environmental Politics in Latin America
Author: Benedicte Bull
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317653793
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Since colonial times the position of the social, political and economic elites in Latin America has been intimately connected to their control over natural resources. Consequently, struggles to protect the environment from over-exploitation and contamination have been related to marginalized groups’ struggles against local, national and transnational elites. The recent rise of progressive, left-leaning governments – often supported by groups struggling for environmental justice – has challenged the established elites and raised expectations about new regimes for natural resource management. Based on case-studies in eight Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, El Salvador and Guatemala), this book investigates the extent to which there have been elite shifts, how new governments have related to old elites, and how that has impacted on environmental governance and the management of natural resources. It examines the rise of new cadres of technocrats and the old economic and political elites’ struggle to remain influential. The book also discusses the challenges faced in trying to overcome structural inequalities to ensure a more sustainable and equitable governance of natural resources. This timely book will be of great interest to researchers and masters students in development studies, environmental management and governance, geography, political science and Latin American area studies.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317653793
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Since colonial times the position of the social, political and economic elites in Latin America has been intimately connected to their control over natural resources. Consequently, struggles to protect the environment from over-exploitation and contamination have been related to marginalized groups’ struggles against local, national and transnational elites. The recent rise of progressive, left-leaning governments – often supported by groups struggling for environmental justice – has challenged the established elites and raised expectations about new regimes for natural resource management. Based on case-studies in eight Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, El Salvador and Guatemala), this book investigates the extent to which there have been elite shifts, how new governments have related to old elites, and how that has impacted on environmental governance and the management of natural resources. It examines the rise of new cadres of technocrats and the old economic and political elites’ struggle to remain influential. The book also discusses the challenges faced in trying to overcome structural inequalities to ensure a more sustainable and equitable governance of natural resources. This timely book will be of great interest to researchers and masters students in development studies, environmental management and governance, geography, political science and Latin American area studies.
Mitigating Vulnerability to High and Volatile Oil Prices
Author: Rigoberto Ariel Yépez-García
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 0821395785
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
This book addresses the need of oil-importing countries to mitigate vulnerability to oil price volatility. It offers financial instruments to manage price risk, complemented by structural measures designed to reduce oil consumption.
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 0821395785
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
This book addresses the need of oil-importing countries to mitigate vulnerability to oil price volatility. It offers financial instruments to manage price risk, complemented by structural measures designed to reduce oil consumption.
World ESCO Outlook
Author: Pierre Langlois
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000355977
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
As country after country around the world embraces the idea of self-funding energy efficiency, an energy performance contracting (EPC) model emerges and then changes to meet local needs. World ESCO Outlook captures this rapidly changing landscape, and offers valuable insights into this fascinating and important industry. The authors have brought together the best of in-country experts from nearly 60 countries to share their knowledge and experience as to what makes EPC successful in their specific environments. In telling their story, they also reveal some exciting new overseas market opportunities, and provide the most complete picture available of today's ESCO world. EPC offers the tools and answers to get energy saving projects going. Energy efficiency is the most cost effective way to reduce pollution and, at the same time, make money. EPC brings these goals together by making future energy savings available now to meet energy and environmental needs with guaranteed results.
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000355977
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
As country after country around the world embraces the idea of self-funding energy efficiency, an energy performance contracting (EPC) model emerges and then changes to meet local needs. World ESCO Outlook captures this rapidly changing landscape, and offers valuable insights into this fascinating and important industry. The authors have brought together the best of in-country experts from nearly 60 countries to share their knowledge and experience as to what makes EPC successful in their specific environments. In telling their story, they also reveal some exciting new overseas market opportunities, and provide the most complete picture available of today's ESCO world. EPC offers the tools and answers to get energy saving projects going. Energy efficiency is the most cost effective way to reduce pollution and, at the same time, make money. EPC brings these goals together by making future energy savings available now to meet energy and environmental needs with guaranteed results.
Venezuela: A Petro-State Using Renewable Energies
Author: Germán Massabié
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3531910035
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
This qualitative, comparative policy study analyses whether oil revenues restraint or favor the adoption of RES. It is based on the interpretation and analysis of primary and secondary data collected in Germany and in Venezuela and draws on non-standardized interviews, informal conversations, and e-mail exchanges with Venezuelan experts, policy makers, and key actors. It allows a look beyond laws, development programs, and official statements.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3531910035
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
This qualitative, comparative policy study analyses whether oil revenues restraint or favor the adoption of RES. It is based on the interpretation and analysis of primary and secondary data collected in Germany and in Venezuela and draws on non-standardized interviews, informal conversations, and e-mail exchanges with Venezuelan experts, policy makers, and key actors. It allows a look beyond laws, development programs, and official statements.
Report of the Activities of the Commission ...
Author: United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Caribbean Area
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Caribbean Area
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Maritime Sector and Ports in the Caribbean
Author: Ricardo José Sánchez
Publisher: Recursos Naturales e Infraestr
ISBN: 9789211217070
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
The publication assesses the situation of the maritime sector in CARICOM (a “conglomerate” of states that have comparable historical development paths of colonial dependency) and presents a series of new observations and issues. Challenges and barriers in the maritime sector, or problems created through inefficiencies in the maritime sector are analyzed for: maritime freight transport, cruise shipping, ports and yachting. The study describes the characteristics of the maritime sector in CARICOM countries, discusses influencing factors on freight rates in the Caribbean, identifies bottlenecks to competitiveness, and provides responses to the bottlenecks.
Publisher: Recursos Naturales e Infraestr
ISBN: 9789211217070
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
The publication assesses the situation of the maritime sector in CARICOM (a “conglomerate” of states that have comparable historical development paths of colonial dependency) and presents a series of new observations and issues. Challenges and barriers in the maritime sector, or problems created through inefficiencies in the maritime sector are analyzed for: maritime freight transport, cruise shipping, ports and yachting. The study describes the characteristics of the maritime sector in CARICOM countries, discusses influencing factors on freight rates in the Caribbean, identifies bottlenecks to competitiveness, and provides responses to the bottlenecks.
GEO Latin America and the Caribbean
Author: United Nations Environment Programme
Publisher: UNEP/Earthprint
ISBN: 9789280722949
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Publisher: UNEP/Earthprint
ISBN: 9789280722949
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Cepalindex, ECLAC system documents
Problemas del desarrollo
Stoves for People
Author: Roberto Cáceres
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Conference report, dissemination of fuel saving stoves, developing countries - case studies, fuelwood and wood stoves, Africa, China, Central America. Illustrations, list of participants.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Conference report, dissemination of fuel saving stoves, developing countries - case studies, fuelwood and wood stoves, Africa, China, Central America. Illustrations, list of participants.