Human Rights and Companies Center launches report on socioeconomic context of BR-319 highway
The study is based on the observation that if we are familiar with regions where major infrastructure projects are to be executed, we can understand development opportunities, vulnerabilities and the needs of local communities.
In the first week of August, the Human Rights and Companies Center (FGV CeDHE) at Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Sao Paulo Law School launched a report titled The Socioeconomic Context of BR-319, as part of a research project called “Promoting Regional Transparency and Governance in the Context of Highway Building in the Brazilian Amazon: The Case of BR-319,” carried out with the support of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
The study is based on the observation that if we are familiar with regions where major infrastructure projects are to be executed, we can understand development opportunities, vulnerabilities and the needs of local communities. This understanding provides an essential basis for discussions of infrastructure projects, as it ensures support for informed decision making and contributes to project designs that enhance the positive impacts of construction work and prevent or minimize its negative impacts.
With these assumptions in mind, FGV CeDHE analyzed the overall socioeconomic context of the region surrounding BR-319, one of the most discussed infrastructure projects in the Amazon. To do so, georeferenced data related to the region’s geography was examined, in areas such as hydrography, demographics, socioeconomic information, land use, economic activity and public services. Maps, graphs and tables were used to facilitate data interpretation.
You can see the report, The Socioeconomic Context of BR-319, here.
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