Tropical forests : regional paths of destruction and regeneration in the late twentieth century /

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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rudel, Thomas K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2005.
Temas:
Deforestation > Tropics.
Rain forest conservation.
Déboisement > Régions tropicales.
Forêts pluviales > Conservation.
NATURE > Natural Resources.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Green Business.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Deforestation
Rain forest conservation
Tropics
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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?
  • 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.

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