China-backed infrastructure in the Global South: lessons from the case of the Brazil–Peru Transcontinental Railway project

Dourado, Leolino

doi:10.1080/01436597.2022.2154204

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“…As Lesutis (2021) has pointed out in analysing Chinese railway construction projects in Kenya, host state visions of enhancing territorial power via mega‐project infrastructure construction are diverted by the power of Chinese companies’ interference with local development objectives. But Chinese companies do not always get their way either, as made clear for instance in Dourado's (2023) critique of China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group's failed efforts to bypass local environmental regulations and other standards in its efforts to build the Brazil‐Peru transcontinental railway.…”

Section: Global China As a Field Of Powermentioning

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Guest Editorial: The social life of Chinese infrastructures in Southeast Asia

Byler,

Oakes

2024

Singap J Trop Geogr

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Section: Global China As a Field Of Powermentioning

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Guest Editorial: The social life of Chinese infrastructures in Southeast Asia

Byler,

Oakes

2024

Singap J Trop Geogr

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“…36 Host countries too, of course, can walk away from potential global infrastructure projects, and this has occurred at times during the first decade of the BRI (e.g. Dourado 2023). Nor do all initial agreements come to fruition.…”

Section: Measuring Chinese Global Infrastructurementioning

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Chinese Global Infrastructure

Strange

2023

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Infrastructure is at the heart of China's presence in global development and is also central to larger debates about Chinese influence. This Element provides a comprehensive account of major, Chinese government-financed infrastructure projects in the Global South since 1949. Using new datasets, it demonstrates that Chinese global infrastructure is distinct in terms of its historical tenacity and massive contemporary scope. But this does not imply that contemporary Chinese global infrastructure or the Belt and Road Initiative should be studied in a vacuum. Historical and comparative perspectives show that contemporary projects often emerge based on similar political logics to those that shaped infrastructure investment in earlier periods of Chinese history and other international contexts. The Element then examines how infrastructure projects have created both purposeful and unintended sources of influence by serving as valuable but risky political capital for host country governments as well as the Chinese government.

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“…Environmental conservation: Largescale transportation infrastructure projects can have significant environmental impacts. For example, the Brazil-Peru Transcontinental Railway project faced challenges due to poor quality standards for the development of the basic feasibility study [6]. Ensuring that environmental standards are met and that the project minimizes its ecological footprint is crucial for sustainable development [7], [8].…”

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Opportunities and Challenges of the South Papua Railway Development Project: A Transportation Infrastructure Sustainability Perspective

Aisyah,

Sentosa

2023

WSBM

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The South Papua Railway Development Project is an important effort to improve transportation connectivity in the region, which promises both opportunities and challenges from a sustainability perspective. This research methods paper adopts a mixed methods approach to comprehensively investigate the project's potential impacts on environmental, social, and economic sustainability. The findings reveal a complex landscape where economic growth and improved accessibility are juxtaposed with environmental concerns, community displacement, and cultural preservation challenges. To improve overall sustainability, recommendations include strong environmental mitigation, community engagement, cultural preservation, and effective cost management. This study underscores the need for a balanced development strategy that considers community welfare and ecosystem conservation, thus paving the way for responsible and sustainable infrastructure projects in South Papua.

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China-backed infrastructure in the Global South: lessons from the case of the Brazil–Peru Transcontinental Railway project

Cited by 6 publications

References 17 publications

Guest Editorial: The social life of Chinese infrastructures in Southeast Asia

Guest Editorial: The social life of Chinese infrastructures in Southeast Asia

Chinese Global Infrastructure

Opportunities and Challenges of the South Papua Railway Development Project: A Transportation Infrastructure Sustainability Perspective

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