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The economics of deforestation in the Amazon : dispelling the myths / João S. Campari

By: Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Edward Elgar E-Book ArchivePublisher: Cheltenham, U.K ; Northampton, Mass : Edward Elgar, 2005Description: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 242 p) : ill., mapsISBN:
  • 9781845425517
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 1843768798 | 9781843768791 (hardback) | Erscheint auch als: 9781843768791 (hardback) Druck-Ausgabe | Erscheint auch als: The economics of deforestation in the Amazon. Druck-Ausgabe Cheltenham [u.a.] : Elgar, 2005. XII, 242 S.DDC classification:
  • 333.75/137/09811 22
RVK: RVK: QT 400 | ZC 73930 | ZC 73588 | RW 20684LOC classification:
  • SD418.3.A43
DOI: DOI: 10.4337/9781845425517Online resources: Summary: 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 realitySummary: 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 recommendationsPPN: PPN: 1023435772Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-EWE
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