The Social Dynamics Of Deforestation

Author : J. Ives,D.C. Pitt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-18
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000703368

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Deforestation by J. Ives,D.C. Pitt Pdf

Originally published in 1988 Deforestation examines deforestation as a major environmental and development problem. It examines the issues of forests being cut in tropical and mountain areas, and how acid rain, pollution and disease wreak havoc in temperate zones. Some of the worst effects of deforestation have been changes in the world’s climate system, erosion and flooding, desertification, wood short-ages and the disappearance of some floral and fauna species. This book challenges the belief that deforestation is due to entirely rapid population growth and agricultural expansion and emphasises the effects of commercial exploitation and poor planning and management. In concludes with a programme for reforestation using agro-forestry, appropriate cottage industries, improved international programmes, local land reforms and community participation.

Author : John Soussan,Bharat K. Shrestha,Laya P. Uprety
Publisher : Parthenon Publishing
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015034996895

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The Social Dynamics of Deforestation by John Soussan,Bharat K. Shrestha,Laya P. Uprety Pdf

Concern with deforestation in tropical regions is increasing and this book is a consideration of the social, economic and environmental issues, with special reference to the situation in Nepal. In its examination of the complex interactions of factors which affect the management of forests, this volume should be of interest to all those concerned with deforestation and its consequences.

Author : Gerhard van den Top
Publisher : NIAS Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 8791114144

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The Social Dynamics of Deforestation in the Philippines by Gerhard van den Top Pdf

This work offers a detailed case study on the dynamics of forest use, degradation, and loss in Northeast Luzon, Philippines. Following an interdisciplinary approach, the study charts the degradation and loss of forest in this area between 1950 and 1990, as it relates to the social and political context of logging, forest migration, and changes in upland agriculture. Based on ten years of research, the author introduces us to the actions, livelihood options, and motives of all the principal group of actors.

Author : S. Barraclough,K. Ghimire
Publisher : Springer
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1995-11-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230375802

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Forests and Livelihoods by S. Barraclough,K. Ghimire Pdf

The social dynamics of deforestation and of forest protection are the ongoing interactions amongst social actors and processes that determine the use and management of forests. Based on a vast amount of research and detailed case-studies in Brazil, Central America, Nepal and Tanzania as well as several papers dealing with wider themes and regions, this book argues that most current discussions of increased rates of deforestation and perceived accompanying environmental crises are overly simplistic. Institutional reforms and policy measures that have been undertaken in developing countries usually failed to protect either the forests or people's livelihoods. Technical solutions to deforestation are only one element in what are essentially political questions. The central issue is not how to halt deforestation but rather how to manage forest areas and natural resources in order to meet social goals on a more equitable and sustainable basis. Conventional wisdom that attributes deforestation primarily to peasant ignorance and population growth is questioned as are other single factor explanations such as market and policy failures.

Author : Jack D. Ives,David C. Pitt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Deforestation
ISBN : OCLC:271437681

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Deforestation by Jack D. Ives,David C. Pitt Pdf

Author : Solon Lovett Barraclough,Kléber Bertrand Ghimire
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Deforestation
ISBN : MINN:31951D019650483

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The Social Dynamics of Deforestation in Developing Countries by Solon Lovett Barraclough,Kléber Bertrand Ghimire Pdf

Author : Gerhard M. van den Top
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:163632943

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The Social Dynamics of Deforestation in the Philippines by Gerhard M. van den Top Pdf

Author : Gerhard van den Top
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8776946010

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The Social Dynamics of Deforestation in the Philippines by Gerhard van den Top Pdf

Author : Solon Barraclough,Kléber Bertrand Ghimire
Publisher : Palgrave MacMillan
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Deforestation
ISBN : UOM:39076001769673

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Forests and Livelihoods by Solon Barraclough,Kléber Bertrand Ghimire Pdf

Published in association with the UN Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD). Based on research and case studies in Brazil, Central America, Nepal, and Tanzania, as well as other work dealing with wider themes and regions, argues that most current discussions of increased rates of deforestation and perceived accompanying environmental crises are overly simplistic--the central issue being not how to halt deforestation but rather how to manage forest areas and natural resources in order to meet social goals on a more equitable and sustainable basis. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Gerhard van den Top
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Deforestation
ISBN : 9051911203

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The Social Dynamics of Deforestation in the Sierra Madre, Philippines by Gerhard van den Top Pdf

Author : Rajendra Ramlogan
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9798888156209

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Protection of the Environment and the Role of the United Nations by Rajendra Ramlogan Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive review of the roles played by the various programmes, autonomous organisations, specialised agencies and departments of the United Nations in assisting the developing world in attaining environmental objectives. It would be seen that almost all the various components of the United Nations have embraced environmental protection as part of their portfolios. This indicates the growing investment by the United Nations in the environment, particularly in developing countries. The evidence would suggest that the absence of coordination and rationalisation of activities may undermine the ability of the United Nations to deliver effective and efficient environmental assistance to developing countries. Ultimately, this book proposes a drastic restructuring of the United Nations insofar as environmental matters are concerned, hoping that scarce international funds will be well utilised and provide better money for value in environmental investment in developing countries.

Author : Didier Babin
Publisher : Editions Quae
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 2876145774

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Beyond Tropical Deforestation by Didier Babin Pdf

Does the diagnosis of irreversible destruction of both forests and their biodiversity actually mask a wide range of patterns? Based on the results of natural and social scientists, this book attempts to answer fundamental questions such as: what is deforestation and how do we mesure it? What changes result from deforestation and how do human societies manage these changes? It explores the many and varied aspects of deforestation, a process whose effects are not always as negative as perceived.

Author : Lykke E. Andersen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2002-12-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 052181197X

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The Dynamics of Deforestation and Economic Growth in the Brazilian Amazon by Lykke E. Andersen Pdf

A multi-disciplinary team of authors analyze the economics of Brazilian deforestation using a large data set of ecological and economic variables. They survey the most up to date work in this field and present their own dynamic and spatial econometric analysis based on municipality level panel data spanning the entire Brazilian Amazon from 1970 to 1996. By observing the dynamics of land use change over such a long period the team is able to provide quantitative estimates of the long-run economic costs and benefits of both land clearing and government policies such as road building. The authors find that some government policies, such as road paving in already highly settled areas, are beneficial both for economic development and for the preservation of forest, while other policies, such as the construction of unpaved roads through virgin areas, stimulate wasteful land uses to the detriment of both economic growth and forest cover.

Author : Susanna B. Hecht,Kathleen D. Morrison,Christine Padoch
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226024134

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The Social Lives of Forests by Susanna B. Hecht,Kathleen D. Morrison,Christine Padoch Pdf

Forests are in decline, and the threats these outposts of nature face—including deforestation, degradation, and fragmentation—are the result of human culture. Or are they? This volume calls these assumptions into question, revealing forests’ past, present, and future conditions to be the joint products of a host of natural and cultural forces. Moreover, in many cases the coalescence of these forces—from local ecologies to competing knowledge systems—has masked a significant contemporary trend of woodland resurgence, even in the forests of the tropics. Focusing on the history and current use of woodlands from India to the Amazon, The Social Lives of Forests attempts to build a coherent view of forests sited at the nexus of nature, culture, and development. With chapters covering the effects of human activities on succession patterns in now-protected Costa Rican forests; the intersection of gender and knowledge in African shea nut tree markets; and even the unexpectedly rich urban woodlands of Chicago, this book explores forests as places of significant human action, with complex institutions, ecologies, and economies that have transformed these landscapes in the past and continue to shape them today. From rain forests to timber farms, the face of forests—how we define, understand, and maintain them—is changing.

Author : Catherine M .Marquette
Publisher : EOLSS Publications
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009-08-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781848261730

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Water and Development - Volume I by Catherine M .Marquette Pdf

Water and Development is a component of Encyclopedia of Water Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. Water is perhaps the most critical natural resource upon which humans depend. Agricultural and food production, trade and ultimately the economic development of all regions of the world depend on rivers, streams, dams, oceans and other water resources. This critical relationship has persisted through the agricultural and industrial revolution and into the era of economic globalization. The relationship between human activity and the water resources on which it depends also continues to be reciprocal. Human consumption, energy, agricultural, industrial and other economic activity have significant impacts on water quality and quantity for better or worse. A key element of sustainable development rests on our global capacity to interact with the water resources on which we depend in ways that preserve them for our use and that of future generations. The two volumes on the subject present some of the topics such as Water, Agriculture and Food Interactions, dams, water valuation, arid regions, water-management, and Conflict over Water Resources, Water and Sustainable Development: They consider the implications which contributions have in each of these areas as well as introduce additional issues relating to the future of dams, innovative ways of increasing water supply, transboundary water resources, and the implications of global climate change for water resources. These two volumes are aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College students, Educators, Professional practitioners, Research personnel and Policy analysts, Managers, and Decision makers and NGOs