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Tropical rain forest : a wider perspective
- Title
- Tropical rain forest : a wider perspective / edited by F.B. Goldsmith.
- Publication
- London ; New York : Chapman & Hall, 1998.
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- Additional Authors
- Goldsmith, F. B. (Frank Barrie)
- Description
- xviii, 416 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm.
- Summary
- This book views the destruction of the rain forest in the context of ecology, economics, culture, policy formation, institutions and campaigning. The purpose of this book is to highlight the complexity of the issues, in terms of diversity, evolution of forests over time and their spatial variability. The sustainable management of tropical forests is an important goal. Tropical Rain Forest: A Wider Perspective is aimed at advanced students of geography, forestry, ecology, conservation, environmental sciences and environmental economics. It will also appeal to those directly involved and deeply interested in the use and conservation of tropical rain forests. This book has evolved from a module taught to the M. Sc. courses in Conservation and Environmental Economics at University College, London. The wide range of contributing authors and their individual specialisms reflect the broad spectrum of disciplines covered. The approach of the book is truly comprehensive and interdisciplinary.--Back cover.
- Series Statement
- Conservation biology series ; 10
- Uniform Title
- Conservation biology series ; 10.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Tropical rain forests--what are they really like? / F.B. Goldsmith -- Indigenous non-timber benefits from tropical rain forest / G.T. Prance -- Degeneration versus regeneration--logging in tropical rain forests / N. Brown -- Forest people and conservation initiatives : the cultural context of rain forest conservation in West Africa / B. Sharpe -- Forest and environmental degradation / M.J. Eden -- Soil and vegetation effects of tropical deforestation / S.M. Ross.
- Causes of tropical deforestation and institutional constraints to conservation / K.S. Bawa and S. Dayanandan -- The economics of the tropical timber trade and sustainable forest management / E.B. Barbier -- Can non-market values save the tropical forests? / D. Pearce -- The role of policy and institutions / James Mayers and Stephen Bass -- Modelling tropical land use change and deforestation / A. Grainger -- Communicating the message : a case study from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew / Colin Clubbe -- Effective campaigning / A. Juniper -- Synthesis / F.B. Goldsmith.
- ISBN
- 0412815109
- 9780412815102
- 0412815206
- 9780412815201
- LCCN
- 97069618
- OCLC
- ocm39559335
- 39559335
- SCSB-9610547
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library