Politics and Development Strategies for the Amazon

This lecture provides an overview of historic economic activities and development strategies in the Amazon. Learn how Amazonian resources (oil, minerals, hydropower, and biodiversity) have been extracted and used intensively during colonization, the rubber boom, massive national agricultural expansion programs driven by both domestic and international economic demands, and mining for oil, gas, and gold. 

Lecture source language: English

Available subtitles & translations: Portuguese and Spanish