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Author : Walther Manshard,William B. Morgan
Publisher : United Nations University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 928080636X
UN publication sales no. E.88.III.A.4
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:820529850
Author : Congrès. Kuala Lumpur. 1985,United Nations University
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 928080636X
Author : B. H. Kinsey,Hans P. Binswanger
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Human settlements
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : C. J. Jepma
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781317971726
The depletion of the tropical rain forests has attracted considerable attention in recent times, and the serious consequences for the global biosphere are widely acknowledged. Yet deforestation continues apace, and in some areas (for example, southeast Asia) the very existence of the forests is seriously threatened. Contrary to popular belief, evidence suggests that local economic and living conditions are more significant in this than timber exploitation for exports to the Northern countries. Tropical Deforestation - A Socio-Economic Approach offers a new perspective on the economic imperatives which encourage indigenous populations to encroach upon their own forests, and shows how action against deforestation must form part of a wider movement to improve both the living conditions of the local inhabitants and the durability of their national economies. Part 1 offers an overview of the processes surrounding deforestation, and an assessment of the current situation. Part 2 analyses the land-use issues, and explains the socioeconomic imperatives in the affected regions. In an absorbing conclusion. Part 3 guides the reader through a series of hypothetical policy scenarios, using a specially adapted economic computer model, to predict which combinations of policies and trade arrangements might bring about a more beneficial state of affairs.
Author : Janet Gabriel Townsend
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2005-08-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781134846337
Women's Voices from the Rainforest explores the position of the women whose families are tearing down the rainforest. These women of Central and Latin America have been largely invisible until now, but they are at last turning their voices into action. International development policy and its top-down culture must take much of the blame for environmental and social destruction of the rainforest. Presenting the contrasting results of different methodologies, a comprehensive literature review, and the voices of the rainforest women themselves, told in life histories, the authors argue for the adoption of "grassroots" strategies, not international solutions.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 944 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UIUC:30112102098107
Author : Martin Kellman,Rosanne Tackaberry
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781134819607
Provides a comprehensive introduction to the complex systems of the tropics, covering a broad, cross-regional range of humid through to semi-arid tropical climate zones. Offers a balanced mix of biophysical and human management issues.
Author : Chia Lin Sien
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789812301192
Southeast Asia, with a total population of 520 million, remains a region characterized by fragmentation, diversity, and considerable internal conflict despite the unifying influence of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), formed some thirty-five years ago. In the new millennium, it has lost the distinction of being one of the world’s faster growing group of economies since the 1997 financial crisis. While it has benefited from the winds of globalization, it has now to cope with the painful adjustments to problems that stem from the inadequacies of good governance and structural changes. This volume brings together the combined insights of specialists who have worked and lived in the region. The theme of the book is change and transformation. The authors identify the trends and forces that propel the region along, and then bring in discussions on key issues. In some cases, they offer their views on the future of the region and recommendations for solutions. The intention of the book is to offer a scholarly review of the region’s development over the past half century and to provide a firm basis for forecasting its further evolution in the new millennium.
Author : Thomas A. Rumney
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9780761850083
This book discusses the varied geographical aspects of Southeast Asia, an area that has long been of interest to geographers and other academics. This collection identifies, organizes, and presents various scholarly publications on subjects ranging from cultural-social geography, economic geography, historical geography, physical geography, political geography, and urban geography.
Author : Vicente Pinilla,Henry Willebald
Publisher : Springer
Page : 507 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319660202
This book brings together analysis on the conditions of agricultural sectors in countries and regions of the world’s peripheries, from a wide variety of international contributors. The contributors to this volume proffer an understanding of the processes of agricultural transformations and their interaction with the overall economies of Africa, Asia and Latin America. Looking at the nineteenth and twentieth centuries – the onset of modern economic growth – the book studies the relationship between agriculture and other economic sectors, exploring the use of resources (land, labour, capital) and the influence of institutional and technological factors in the long-run performance of agricultural activities. Pinilla and Willebald challenge the notion that agriculture played a negligible role in promoting economic development in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, when the impulse towards industrialization in the developing world was more impactful.
Author : Thomas K. Rudel
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Deforestation
ISBN : 9780231131957
In Tropical Forests, Rudel analyzes hundreds of local studies from the past twenty years to develop a much-needed, global perspective on deforestation. With separate chapters on individual regions, including South and Central America, the Caribbean, and Africa, Rudel's work offers an up-to-date assessment of the world's tropical forests. In the concluding chapter, Rudel considers the implications of these trends and describes policy directions for conserving biodiversity and promoting sustainable development in each region.
Author : Timothy M. Swanson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1998-06-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521635799
Essays by economists and ecologists debate the causes and consequences of biodiversity decline.
Author : Zmarak Shalizi
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821351508
TheWorld Development Report 2003addresses how to lift from poverty the three billion people now living in severe deprivation. It also explores how to improve the quality of life for everybody today and for the two billion more who will join mankind in the next thirty years. Substantial increases in growth and productivity will be necessary to achieve this goal. The current scale of economic activity and speed of change is such that ecosystem and social structures cannot keep up. TheReportputs forth two main messages: the first point is that enhancing prosperity and reducing poverty requires better care of the planet's ecosystem and social fabric. And secondly, that stronger collective action at all levels--from local to global--is essential for generating and scaling up the institutions that can transform growth.
