Tropical Deforestation - A Socio-Economic Approach

Informationen zum Autor C. J. Jepma Zusammenfassung The author uses a specially developed, integrated model of the underlying socio-economic causes of tropical deforestation to demonstrate the role and contributions of those in the timber trade, and the consequences of policy measures affecting their interests. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part 1: Tropical Rainforests and Deforestation 1. Tropical Rainforests 2. Forest Products 3. Topical Forest Management 4. Forestry and Timber Part 2: Land Use and Socio-Economic Developments in Tropical Regions 5. Agriculture in the Humid Tropics 6. Socio-economic Characteristics of the Main Tropical Regions 7. Model Integration Part 3: Scenarios 8. Scenario Analysis and Model Simulations Conclusions

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• Authors: C. J. Jepma, C. J. Jepma, C. J. (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Jepma, Jepma C. J.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2009
• EAN: 9781853832383
• ISBN: 978-1-85383-238-3
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; NATURE / Ecology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Forestry, Science / Environmental Science, Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques, Agricultural science, Development Studies, Agriculture & Related Industries, Agribusiness and primary industries, Forestry and silviculture