Journal
CURRENT OPINION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Volume 37, Issue -, Pages 50-69Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2019.06.004
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- Brazilian Agency CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel), through the Proamazonia Program [021/2012]
- PGCI/CAPES - International Cooperation Program [038/2013]
- Science Without Borders/PVE Project [88881.064958/2014-01]
- 2013-2015 Research Opportunity Seed Fund Award of the University of Florida Office of Research
- National Science Foundation (NSF) [1617413]
- Division Of Environmental Biology
- Direct For Biological Sciences [1617413] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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In the last twenty years, multiple large and small hydroelectric dams have begun to transform the Amazonian region, spawning a growing volume of academic research across diverse disciplinary and interdisciplinary fields. In this article, we offer a critical review of recent research related to hydropower and sustainability with a focus on the Brazilian Amazon. We revisit the sustainability concept to include the contribution of various knowledge fields and perspectives for understanding, managing and making decisions about social-ecological systems transformed by dams. We conducted a literature review in Web of Science of academic publications centered in the past 5 years (2014-2019), on diverse aspects of hydropower planning, construction, operation and monitoring in the Brazilian Amazon. We present results of a co-occurrence network analysis of publications, highlighting bridging fields, network disconnections, and opportunities for interdisciplinary research. Finally, we report recent advances in the understanding and management of social-ecological systems in Amazonian watersheds, including biophysical, socio-economic, governance and development processes linked to hydropower planning and implementation. This review identifies knowledge gaps and future research directions, highlighting opportunities for improved communication among scientists, practitioners, decision-makers, indigenous peoples and local communities.
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