While large hydro development proposals have and are being fought effectively in the far south, projects in central Chile and numerous smaller developments in-between continue to be planned and constructed despite local objection. Although many projects are not widely known, perhaps due to exclusion by centralized media forces, civilian passivity throughout the country in regards to river conservation is notable. Considering this theme as it interconnects with other social, political, economic, and ecological factors previously determined, I substantiate these dynamics through five case studies. The patterns and relationships displayed throughout the first four, regarding the Bío Bío, Baker and Pascua, Futaleufú, and Puelo rivers, serve as the stage on which I present the fifth case, Maipo, which is analyzed as an accumulation of all previously determined dynamics.
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