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Social impacts of a large-dam construction: the case of Castanhão, Brazil

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  • Carlos Enrique Tupiño Salinas
  • Vládia Pinto Vidal de Oliveira
  • Liana Brito
  • André V. Ferreira
  • José Carlos de Araújo

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Castanhão Dam, a mega-water-management work in Brazil, was built – according to the official reasoning – to reduce water scarcity and boost the economy. It compulsorily displaced over 10,000 people, whose satisfaction with the new standard of living, a decade after the resettlement, was marginally negative, contrasting with the pre-construction expectations. The government invested almost exclusively in infrastructure, signaling that their focus was the corporations, not the displaced citizens. Despite the improved water availability, the quality of life did not improve for the directly affected societal groups, indicating that water scarcity is not the main development hindrance in the Brazilian semi-arid region.

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  • Carlos Enrique Tupiño Salinas & Vládia Pinto Vidal de Oliveira & Liana Brito & André V. Ferreira & José Carlos de Araújo, 2019. "Social impacts of a large-dam construction: the case of Castanhão, Brazil," Water International, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 44(8), pages 871-885, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rwinxx:v:44:y:2019:i:8:p:871-885
    DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2019.1677303
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