Environmental Management in the Tropics - An Historical Perspective

The central thesis of this book is that history and a melding of artificial disciplinary divisions are essential for gaining any real understanding of the environmental tragedy and continuing dilemma of the tropics.

List of contents

1. Some Common Themes 2. The Tropical Climate: The Great Heat Engine 3. Resource Constraints and Opportunities 4. Energy and Food 5. Some Principles of Traditional Land Use 6. Adaptations to the Environment 7. Population and Land Use: Adaptations of the Environment 8. Europe Annexes the Tropics 9. Colonial Agriculture in the 20th Century 10. The Development Dilemma 11. Changes in Research: Systems and Revolutions 12. The Administrative Trap 13. Environmental Degradation in Kenya: Two Conflicting "Explanations 14. The Destruction of the Rain Forest: Development in Action? 15. Desertification: What is it Really? 16. Prospects for a Sustainable Future in the Tropics 17. Index

About the author

Baker, Randall

Summary

The central thesis of this book is that history and a melding of artificial disciplinary divisions are essential for gaining any real understanding of the environmental tragedy and continuing dilemma of the tropics.

Product details

• Authors: Randall Baker, Randall (Indiana University Baker, Baker Randall
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.12.2020
• EAN: 9780367450106
• ISBN: 978-0-367-45010-6
• No. of pages: 230
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, Environmental Management, Tropics