Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xii, 242 Seiten)
,
ill., maps
ISBN:
9781845425517
Series Statement:
Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
Content:
1. Deforestation and its myths -- 2. Occupation, changing migration dynamics, and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon -- 3. The political economy of frontier expansion and deforestation in the Amazon -- 4. Deforestation and the rules of land allocation -- 5. The Turnover hypothesis of Amazon deforestation : conceptual framework -- 6. Colonization projects : field work -- 7. Turnover on farming plots -- 8. Deforestation and land re-concentration in the Amazon frontier -- 9. Dispelling other myths about the Amazon -- 10. Policy implications and recommendations
Content:
This provocative new book presents the results of twenty years of research on deforestation in the Amazon. By carefully observing the changing character of human settlements and their association with deforestation over such a prolonged period, the author is able to reject much of the "perceived wisdom". He skillfully dissects various models of deforestation and provides hard evidence on what is myth and what is reality
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-230) and index
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781843768791
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1843768798
Language:
English
Subjects:
Economics
,
Geography
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Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science
DOI:
10.4337/9781845425517
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