Tabasará Libre: A Case Study of Carbon Colonialism in Panama's Barro Blanco Hydroelectric Project

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This thesis is a case study of carbon colonialism and examines how the environment and an indigenous community in Panama have been exploited by a "clean" development project. By examining this project as well as Panama's unique economic history and its modern day influences, the residual structures of colonialism are revealed. This case study shows that international emission reduction is not the only structure in which sustainability has been colonized, as Panama's own national policy promotes the exploitation of the environment and enables environmental injustice under the guise of sustainable development and indigenous rights.

    Item Description
    Name(s)
    Thesis advisor: Chernoff, Barry
    Date
    April 15, 2015
    Extent
    77 pages
    Language
    eng
    Genre
    Physical Form
    electronic
    Rights and Use
    In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted
    Digital Collection
    PID
    ir:67