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Received: 2022-12-10  |  Accepted: 2023-03-16  |  Published: 2023-03-30

Title

Water, energy and human development in the Brazilian Amazon: a municipal Human Development Index adjusted for accesses


Abstract

Thanks to its enormous untapped water potential, Brazil provides its electricity matrix with more than 60% hydroelectric power. This technology has had controversial impacts, which questioned its sustainability and stressed its likelihood to jeopardize the development of affected areas. We analyze here one of the main electricity producers: the state of Pará. By using a human development perspective, we integrate the Municipal Human Development Index (MHDI) with indicators of water and energy access through a principal components analysis. The comparison between the achievements of the municipalities affected and not affected by hydroelectric projects advocates policy makers to improve accesses in order to convey development, not just growth.


Keywords

energy access, Amazônia Legal, Human Development, Principal Component Analysis


JEL classifications

O13 , O15 , C23


URI

http://jssidoi.org/jesi/article/1069


DOI


Pages

318-328


Funding

This research was supported by the project AguaSociAL, an FP7 -PEOPLE-2013-IRSES-Marie Curie Action “International Research Staff Exchange Scheme”, Grant Agreement Number 612633

This is an open access issue and all published articles are licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Authors

Conigliani, Caterina
Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy http://www.uniroma3.it
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Iorio, Martina
Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy http://www.uniroma3.it
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Monni, Salvatore
Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy http://www.uniroma3.it
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Journal title

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues

Volume

10


Number

3


Issue date

March 2023


Issue DOI


ISSN

ISSN 2345-0282 (online)


Publisher

VšĮ Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, Vilnius, Lithuania

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