Cargando…

Tropical Forests : Paths of Destruction and Regeneration.

In Tropical Forests, Rudel analyzes hundreds of local studies from the past twenty years to develop a much-needed, global perspective on deforestation. With separate chapters on individual regions, including South and Central America, the Caribbean, and Africa, Rudel's work offers an up-to-date...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rudel, Thomas A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, 2005.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a2200000Mi 4500
001 EBOOKCENTRAL_ocn953659397
003 OCoLC
005 20240329122006.0
006 m o d
007 cr |n|||||||||
008 160723s2005 nyu o 000 0 eng d
040 |a EBLCP  |b eng  |e pn  |c EBLCP  |d OCLCQ  |d EBLCP  |d MERUC  |d CUY  |d ZCU  |d ICG  |d OCLCQ  |d TKN  |d OCLCF  |d OCLCO  |d DKC  |d AU@  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCL 
020 |a 9780231506908 
020 |a 0231506902 
035 |a (OCoLC)953659397 
050 4 |a SD418.3.T76T763 2005 
082 0 4 |a 333.75 
049 |a UAMI 
100 1 |a Rudel, Thomas A. 
245 1 0 |a Tropical Forests :  |b Paths of Destruction and Regeneration. 
260 |a New York :  |b Columbia University Press,  |c 2005. 
300 |a 1 online resource (250 pages) 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
588 0 |a Print version record. 
505 0 |a Table of Contents ; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Theory and Method in Studying Regional Deforestation Processes; 3. Central America and the Caribbean: Island and Isthmus Deforestation; 4. The Amazon Basin: The Breakdown of Passive Protection; 5. West Africa: From Cocoa Groves in Forests to Food Crops in Scrub Growth; 6. Central Africa: Passive Protections for Rain Forests; 7. East Africa: Sustainable Spots Surrounded by Degrading Expanses; 8. South Asia: A Turning Point for Forests? 
505 8 |a 9. Southeast Asia: Deforesting the Lowlands, Afforesting the Highlands10. Through a Regional Lens: Conservation Policies in Large and Small Forests; Appendix: Case Studies and Accompanying QCAs for Each Region; Notes; References; Index. 
520 |a In Tropical Forests, Rudel analyzes hundreds of local studies from the past twenty years to develop a much-needed, global perspective on deforestation. With separate chapters on individual regions, including South and Central America, the Caribbean, and Africa, Rudel's work offers an up-to-date assessment of the world's tropical forests. In the concluding chapter, Rudel considers the implications of these trends and describes policy directions for conserving biodiversity and promoting sustainable development in each region. 
590 |a ProQuest Ebook Central  |b Ebook Central Academic Complete 
650 0 |a Deforestation-Tropics. 
650 0 |a Rain forest conservation. 
650 6 |a Forêts pluviales  |x Conservation. 
650 7 |a Rain forest conservation  |2 fast 
758 |i has work:  |a Tropical Forests: Regional Paths of Destruction and Regeneration in the Late Twentieth Century (Text)  |1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCXMcXJB8Q6KMY4tqy8vHvd  |4 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork 
776 0 8 |i Print version:  |a Rudel, Thomas A.  |t Tropical Forests : Paths of Destruction and Regeneration.  |d New York : Columbia University Press, ©2005  |z 9780231131957 
856 4 0 |u https://ebookcentral.uam.elogim.com/lib/uam-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5275837  |z Texto completo 
938 |a EBL - Ebook Library  |b EBLB  |n EBL5275837 
938 |a EBL - Ebook Library  |b EBLB  |n EBL4563417 
994 |a 92  |b IZTAP