Insatiable Appetite : The United States and the Ecological Degradation of the Tropical World /

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This text presents a history of the transformation of the tropics in modern times, pointing ultimately to the declining biodiversity that has resulted from the domestication of widely varied natural systems.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Tucker, Richard P., 1938-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2000.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Ecologische aspecten.
Ontbossing.
Tropical crops > Economic aspects.
Investments, American.
Environmental degradation.
HISTORY > United States > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Green Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
NATURE > Natural Resources.
Environnement > Degradation > Regions tropicales > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Cultures tropicales > Aspect de l'environnement > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Cultures tropicales > Aspect economique > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Environment
Tropical Climate
Environmental degradation > Tropics > History > 20th century.
Investments, American > Tropics > History > 20th century.
Tropical crops > Environmental aspects > History > 20th century.
Tropical crops > Economic aspects > History > 20th century.
Ontwikkelingslanden.
Verenigde Staten.
Tropics.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This text presents a history of the transformation of the tropics in modern times, pointing ultimately to the declining biodiversity that has resulted from the domestication of widely varied natural systems.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (564 pages): maps
ISBN:9780520923812

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