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Author:
Rudel, Thomas K.
Title:
Tropical forests : regional paths of destruction and regeneration in the late twentieth century / Thomas K. Rudel.
Publisher:
Columbia University Press,
Copyright Date:
c2005
Description:
xvi, 231 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Deforestation--Tropics.
Rain forest conservation.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-220).
Contents:
Theory and method in studying regional deforestation processes -- Central America and the Caribbean : island and isthmus deforestation -- The Amazon basin : the breakdown of passive protection -- West Africa : from cocoa groves in forests to food crops in scrub growth -- Central Africa : passive protections for rain forests -- East Africa : sustainable spots surrounded by degrading expanses -- South Asia : a turning point for forest? -- Southeast Asia ; deforesting the lowlands, afforesting the highlands -- Through a regional lens : conservation policies in large and small forests.
ISBN:
9780231131957 (pbk. : alk. paper)
023113195X (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780231131940 (cloth : alk. paper)
0231131941 (cloth : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)58478605
LCCN:
2005041419
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

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