Overview

This is the first comprehensive treatment of the causes, extent and consequences of deforestation in the humid tropics and possible solutions to it. It takes an integrated approach to tropical land use change and the biogeographical, climatic and policy components of global environment change.

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Author:   Alan Grainger
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Weight:   0.333kg
ISBN:  

9780412612503

ISBN 10:   041261250
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   01 November 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Forests and environment in the humid tropics; hunting and gathering; shifting cultivation; permanent agriculture and non-agricultural types of deforestation; deforestation: underlying causes and future trends. Harvesting timber from tropical rain forests. The political economy of tropical forestry. Forest distribution and deforestation rates. Effects of deforestation and logging on local and regional environments. Effects of deforestation and logging on biodiversity. Effects of deforestation on global climate. Controlling tropical deforestation. Forest solutions and policy evolution.

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