Tropical forest conservation : an economic assessment of the alternatives in Latin America / / Douglas Southgate
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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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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (190 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina: | 333.75/16/0980913 |
| Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-165) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | National parks, like those found in wealthy nations, have proven difficult to establish in Africa, Asia, and South and Central America, where inhabitants are resistant to change. This text explores the alternative of integrated conservation and development projects (ICDPs) and related initiatives. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Tropical forest conservation |
| ISBN: | 0-19-770227-9 |
| 1-280-52918-0 | |
| 9786610529186 | |
| 0-19-535506-7 | |
| 1-4294-0438-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910784842703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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