Cover; The Impact of the IIRSA Road Infrastructure Programme on Amazonia; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Maps; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Editorial notes; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 The assessment of IIRSA corridors: an introduction; Chapter 2 IIRSA: the Initiative; Chapter 3 IIRSA and the new insertion of Latin America in the world economy; Chapter 4 Assessing impact ex ante: a strategic environmental assessment; Chapter 5 The impact of road infrastructure: reviewing evidence; Chapter 6 Predicting deforestation: a methodological approach
Chapter 7 Strategic environmental assessment of the Corredor Norte in BoliviaChapter 8 The IIRSA Guianese Shield hub: the case of Suriname; Chapter 9 Hub and spokes: Manaus and its infrastructure network into Amazonia; Chapter 10 The environmental impact assessment of the BR-319 Manaus-Porto Velho: methodological reflections; Chapter 11 The integrated impact assessment of road infrastructure in Amazonia; Chapter 12 Conclusion: towards an improved methodology for assessing the impact of mega-road infrastructure; Bibliography; Index
Summary
This book analyses the potential socio-economic and environmental impacts of the Initiative for Regional Infrastructure Integration in South America (IIRSA), a continent-wide programme. IIRSA aims at facilitating intra-regional trade and at improving trade and transport links with world markets. This is the first book on IIRSA and its potential implications for South America and more specifically for Amazonia. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the infrastructure programme and deals particularly with methods to assess the probable effects of road construction in environmentall
