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Comprehensive Environmental Assessment Addressing Issues of Social and Economic Dimensions for Preservation, Conservation, and Development Management Plans Relating to Road Expansion in Forested and De-forested Areas between Panama City and Colon, Panama

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Elliott, Clayton Role :Text(marcrelator)
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Department of Economics and Finance; Dr. Roger Coupal Role :Text(marcrelator)
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Laramie, Wyoming
University of Wyoming (keyDate="yes")
2008-04-23

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The government of Panama has proposed the construction of two new 4-lane highways that will connect the cities of Colon and Panama City. An unsophisticated two lane road currently exists in the area; however, the plans call for the widening and straightening of that road and the construction of a new toll road. Any development in these fragile ecosystems will have potentially drastic impacts for the natural water cycle that facilitates the operation of the nearby Panama Canal. Additionally, any development in the region will drive changes to the social structure and economy of Panama. The proposed assessment will address those concerns. The environmental assessment will approach the analysis through three distinct lenses. First, the full expansion of the proposed roads across the interior is explored. Second, the analysis will examine a limited expansion with reforestation offset mechanisms. Finally, the no development option will be explored. Primarily, the proposed socioeconomic assessment will investigate issues and inform discussion of economic development. For that purpose, economic development is concerned with the overall betterment of people’s lives, not just per capita income growth. It includes a diversification in economic structure, a reduction of absolute poverty and inequality, sustainable use of all forms of capital, and the expansion of social opportunity. note
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Roads--Design and construction--Economic aspects--Panama; Roads--Design and construction--Social aspects--Panama

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Undergraduate Research Day 2008

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