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UNINA9910784842703321 |
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Autore |
Southgate Douglas DeWitt <1952-> |
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Titolo |
Tropical forest conservation : an economic assessment of the alternatives in Latin America / / Douglas Southgate |
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New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1998 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-770227-9 |
1-280-52918-0 |
9786610529186 |
0-19-535506-7 |
1-4294-0438-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (190 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Rain forest conservation - Latin America |
Deforestation - Control - Latin America |
Forest ecology - Latin America |
Non-timber forest products - Latin America |
Sustainable forestry - Latin America |
Habitat conservation - Latin America |
Ecotourism - Latin America |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-165) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction: Responding to the Challenge of Habitat Destruction in Latin America; 1. Deforestation in the American Tropics: The Regional and Global Stakes; 2. The Causes of Excessive Habitat Destruction; 3. Putting an End to Ecosystem Depletion; Part II: The Economic Returns of Environmentally Sound Harvesting of Forest Products and of Nature-based Tourism; 4. Harvesting of Nontimber Products; 5. Environmentally Sound Timber Production; 6. Genetic Prospecting; 7. Nature-Based Tourism; 8. Another Approach to Habitat Conservation: Agricultural Intensification; 9. Paying for Habitat Conservation and Investing in Human and Social Capital Abbreviations; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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National parks, like those found in wealthy nations, have proven |
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