Conflict Resolution of the Boruca Hydro-Energy Project: Renewable Energy Production in Costa Rica [Paperback]

Warren R. Haffar (Author), Jurgen Carls (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 22, 2011 | ISBN-10: 1441174168 | ISBN-13: 978-1441174161

A case study that profiles the best practices for sustainable development, indigenous human rights, and conflict resolution, providing original insights into Latin American environmental and development politics.

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Review

"Carls and Haffar describe the efforts to mediate between the local and national interests of the government of Costa Rica, the indigenous people, and the World Bank and other potential financing institutions, regarding construction of the hydroelectric dam in southern Costa Rica. The study was conducted as a learning tool for students in the two universities. It covers energy production and needs in developing countries, the Boruca project itself, rethinking project design, and regional development implications in the south of Costa Rica. The conflict primarily involved environmental degradation and loss of human rights, they conclude, and was resolved by listening carefully to stakeholder positions, interests, fears, and needs. They also argue that the resolution could have been earlier and easier if an adequate discussion forum had been available from the start." -Eithne O'Leyne, BOOK NEWS, Inc.

About the Author

Professor Haffar is Associate Dean for Internationalization and Director of the International Peace and Conflict Resolution Master's Program at Arcadia University (PA). Jurgen Carls serves as Government Advisor to the Ministry of Agriculture in Lisbon, Portugal and freelance consultant to the FAO. He is Special Advisor for the UN-mandated University for Peace in Costa Rica. He also lectures on sustainable development at the Humboldt University of Berlin.

Product Details

• Paperback: 234 pages
• Publisher: Continuum (December 22, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1441174168
• ISBN-13: 978-1441174161
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,573,852 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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