Environmental Impact Assessment of reservoir construction: new perspectives for restoration economy, and development: the Belo Monte Power Plant case study

Avaliação de Impacto Ambiental da construção de reservatórios: novas perspectivas para a economia da restauração e desenvolvimento, regional: o estudo de caso Belo Monte (UHE)

Abstract

The Environmental Impact Assessment of reservoir construction can be viewed as a new strategic perspective for the economic development of a region. Based on the principles of a watershed approach a interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary systemic view including biogeophysiographical, economic and socio environmental studies the new vision of a EIA provides a basic substratum for the restoration economy and an advanced model for the true development much well ahead of the modernization aspects of the project of a reservoir construction.

Keywords:
watersheds; reservoirs; development; restoration economy