Tropical Forests : Paths of Destruction and Regeneration.
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...
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| 505 | 0 | |a Table of Contents ; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Theory and Method in Studying Regional Deforestation Processes; 3. Central America and the Caribbean: Island and Isthmus Deforestation; 4. The Amazon Basin: The Breakdown of Passive Protection; 5. West Africa: From Cocoa Groves in Forests to Food Crops in Scrub Growth; 6. Central Africa: Passive Protections for Rain Forests; 7. East Africa: Sustainable Spots Surrounded by Degrading Expanses; 8. South Asia: A Turning Point for Forests? | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 9. Southeast Asia: Deforesting the Lowlands, Afforesting the Highlands10. Through a Regional Lens: Conservation Policies in Large and Small Forests; Appendix: Case Studies and Accompanying QCAs for Each Region; Notes; References; Index. | |
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