'Agora' Ecosystem: Evaluation and Management for the Rational Occupation of the Amazon

15 Pages Posted: 11 Sep 2007

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Herbert Kimura

Mackenzie Presbiterian University

Francisco Kimura

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Leonardo Cruz Basso

Mackenzie Presbyterian University - Business Administration

Date Written: August 28, 2007

Abstract

A project for rational occupation of the Amazon, considering the characteristics of the region and the sustainability of initiatives, is discussed in this article. The authors initially discuss a panoramic view of the Amazon Region with some data to help in the understanding of this paper, emphasizing the importance of the contextualization of reality and of the estimated scenarios of the region for the preparation of projects that take into consideration the needs and the characteristics of the region, affording economic development, social advances and environmental preservation at the same time.

Keywords: Environmental Preservation, sustainability

JEL Classification: A13, M14, N50, O13, Q2, Q42

Suggested Citation

Kimura, Herbert and Kimura, Francisco and Cruz Basso, Leonardo, 'Agora' Ecosystem: Evaluation and Management for the Rational Occupation of the Amazon (August 28, 2007). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1010386 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1010386

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Francisco Kimura

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Leonardo Cruz Basso

Mackenzie Presbyterian University - Business Administration ( email )

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