Alternatives To Deforestation

Author : Anthony Bennett Anderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780231068932
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alternatives to Deforestation written by Anthony Bennett Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alternatives to Deforestation explores some of the possible sustainable uses of the world's largest rain forest, the Amazon. The collection by scientists, policymakers, and foundations presents innovative approaches and technologies that will permit simultaneous use and conservation of the rain forest, and will benefit the population of Amazonia as a whole, rather than just a small rural minority. By presenting sustainable land-use alternatives that are both economically viable and ecologically sound, this book represents a valuable contribution in the effort to end the tragic consequences of tropical deforestation.

Author : Lykke E. Andersen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521811972
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dynamics of Deforestation and Economic Growth in the Brazilian Amazon written by Lykke E. Andersen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-12-12 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A multi-disciplinary team of authors analyze the economics of Brazilian deforestation using a large data set of ecological and economic variables. They survey the most up to date work in this field and present their own dynamic and spatial econometric analysis based on municipality level panel data spanning the entire Brazilian Amazon from 1970 to 1996. By observing the dynamics of land use change over such a long period the team is able to provide quantitative estimates of the long-run economic costs and benefits of both land clearing and government policies such as road building. The authors find that some government policies, such as road paving in already highly settled areas, are beneficial both for economic development and for the preservation of forest, while other policies, such as the construction of unpaved roads through virgin areas, stimulate wasteful land uses to the detriment of both economic growth and forest cover.

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ISBN 13 : 9788121103237
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alternatives To Deforestation: Steps Towards Sustainable Use Of The Amazon Rain Forest written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Brian Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Responding to Tropical Deforestation written by Brian Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Kaimowitz
Publisher : CIFOR
ISBN 13 : 979876417X
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Economic Models of Tropical Deforestation: A Review written by David Kaimowitz and published by CIFOR. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Types of economic deforestation models. Household and firm-level models. Regional-level models. National and macro-level models. Priority areas for future research.

Author : Arild Angelsen
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 9780851998992
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Agricultural Technologies and Tropical Deforestation written by Arild Angelsen and published by CABI. This book was released on 2001-04-20 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been developed from a workshop on Technological change in agriculture and tropical deforestation organised by the Center for International Forestry Research and held in Costa Rica in March, 1999. It explores how intensification of agriculture affects tropical deforestation using case studies from different geographical regions, using different agricultural products and technologies and in differing demographic situations and market conditions. Guidance is also given on future agricultural research and extension efforts.

Author : Phil Aikman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Re-source written by Phil Aikman and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Christian Castellanet
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135465231
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Participatory Action Research in Natural Resource Management written by Christian Castellanet and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-06-02 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work evaluates the merits of a widely-used approach to natural resource management, participatory action research (PAR), an approach to resource management that strives to link researchers with farmers and other local residents whose lives are effected by long-range conservation programmes. The authors begin the book with the history of PAR, and then use a variety of case studies that chronicle sustainable development efforts in Brazil. They evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of these efforts and suggest specific ways to improve on future PAR efforts.

Author : Cheryl Palm
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231508834
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Slash-and-Burn Agriculture written by Cheryl Palm and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2005-08-17 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caused in part by the slash-and-burn practices of both large- and small-scale farmers, the environmental implications of tropical deforestation remain a worldwide concern. Yet the small-scale farmers who use slash-and-burn agriculture depend on it to produce food and make a living for their families. With contributions from scientists, economists, ecologists, and anthropologists, this book provides an overall analysis of the environmental, economic, and social reasons for why slash and burn is so common and presents alternatives to this destructive practice.

Author : C. J. Jepma
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131797171X
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tropical Deforestation written by C. J. Jepma and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The depletion of the tropical rain forests has attracted considerable attention in recent times, and the serious consequences for the global biosphere are widely acknowledged. Yet deforestation continues apace, and in some areas (for example, southeast Asia) the very existence of the forests is seriously threatened. Contrary to popular belief, evidence suggests that local economic and living conditions are more significant in this than timber exploitation for exports to the Northern countries. Tropical Deforestation - A Socio-Economic Approach offers a new perspective on the economic imperatives which encourage indigenous populations to encroach upon their own forests, and shows how action against deforestation must form part of a wider movement to improve both the living conditions of the local inhabitants and the durability of their national economies. Part 1 offers an overview of the processes surrounding deforestation, and an assessment of the current situation. Part 2 analyses the land-use issues, and explains the socioeconomic imperatives in the affected regions. In an absorbing conclusion. Part 3 guides the reader through a series of hypothetical policy scenarios, using a specially adapted economic computer model, to predict which combinations of policies and trade arrangements might bring about a more beneficial state of affairs.