The burning season : the murder of Chico Mendes and the fight for the Amazon rain forest / / Andrew Revkin |
Autore | Revkin Andrew |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : Island Press, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
Disciplina |
333.75/16/092
B |
Soggetto topico |
Conservationists - Brazil
Rain forest conservation - Brazil Rain forest conservation - Amazon River Region Deforestation - Brazil Deforestation - Amazon River Region Rain forests - Brazil Rain forests - Amazon River Region |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-61091-348-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Title Page""; ""Copyrights Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Ch. 1: The Burning Season""; ""Ch. 2: Amazonia""; ""Ch. 3: Weeping Wood""; ""Ch. 4: Jungle Book""; ""Ch. 5: Coming of Age in the Rain Forest""; ""Ch. 6: Roads to Ruin""; ""Ch. 7: The Fight for the Forest""; ""Ch. 8: The Wild West""; ""Ch. 9: Joining Forces""; ""Ch. 10: The Greening of Chico Mendes""; ""Ch. 11: An Innocent Abroad""; ""Ch. 12: Into the Fire""; ""Ch. 13: The Dying Season""; ""Epilogue""; ""Afterword""; ""Notes""; ""Appendixes: Map of South America, Brazil, and the Amazon""
""Appendixes: The Murder Scene""""Appendixes: A Resource Guide""; ""Acknowledgments"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464220803321 |
Revkin Andrew | ||
Washington, DC : , : Island Press, , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The burning season : the murder of Chico Mendes and the fight for the Amazon rain forest / / Andrew Revkin |
Autore | Revkin Andrew |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : Island Press, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
Disciplina |
333.75/16/092
B |
Soggetto topico |
Conservationists - Brazil
Rain forest conservation - Brazil Rain forest conservation - Amazon River Region Deforestation - Brazil Deforestation - Amazon River Region Rain forests - Brazil Rain forests - Amazon River Region |
ISBN | 1-61091-348-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Title Page""; ""Copyrights Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Ch. 1: The Burning Season""; ""Ch. 2: Amazonia""; ""Ch. 3: Weeping Wood""; ""Ch. 4: Jungle Book""; ""Ch. 5: Coming of Age in the Rain Forest""; ""Ch. 6: Roads to Ruin""; ""Ch. 7: The Fight for the Forest""; ""Ch. 8: The Wild West""; ""Ch. 9: Joining Forces""; ""Ch. 10: The Greening of Chico Mendes""; ""Ch. 11: An Innocent Abroad""; ""Ch. 12: Into the Fire""; ""Ch. 13: The Dying Season""; ""Epilogue""; ""Afterword""; ""Notes""; ""Appendixes: Map of South America, Brazil, and the Amazon""
""Appendixes: The Murder Scene""""Appendixes: A Resource Guide""; ""Acknowledgments"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789001803321 |
Revkin Andrew | ||
Washington, DC : , : Island Press, , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
The burning season : the murder of Chico Mendes and the fight for the Amazon rain forest / / Andrew Revkin |
Autore | Revkin Andrew |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : Island Press, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
Disciplina |
333.75/16/092
B |
Soggetto topico |
Conservationists - Brazil
Rain forest conservation - Brazil Rain forest conservation - Amazon River Region Deforestation - Brazil Deforestation - Amazon River Region Rain forests - Brazil Rain forests - Amazon River Region |
ISBN | 1-61091-348-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Title Page""; ""Copyrights Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Ch. 1: The Burning Season""; ""Ch. 2: Amazonia""; ""Ch. 3: Weeping Wood""; ""Ch. 4: Jungle Book""; ""Ch. 5: Coming of Age in the Rain Forest""; ""Ch. 6: Roads to Ruin""; ""Ch. 7: The Fight for the Forest""; ""Ch. 8: The Wild West""; ""Ch. 9: Joining Forces""; ""Ch. 10: The Greening of Chico Mendes""; ""Ch. 11: An Innocent Abroad""; ""Ch. 12: Into the Fire""; ""Ch. 13: The Dying Season""; ""Epilogue""; ""Afterword""; ""Notes""; ""Appendixes: Map of South America, Brazil, and the Amazon""
""Appendixes: The Murder Scene""""Appendixes: A Resource Guide""; ""Acknowledgments"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810431503321 |
Revkin Andrew | ||
Washington, DC : , : Island Press, , 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Causes of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon [[electronic resource] /] / Sergio Margulis |
Autore | Margulis Sérgio |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (107 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.75/137/0981 |
Collana | World Bank working paper |
Soggetto topico |
Deforestation - Brazil
Deforestation - Amazon River Region Ranching - Environmental aspects - Brazil Ranching - Environmental aspects - Amazon River Region |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-08599-1
9786610085996 0-585-48644-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455849403321 |
Margulis Sérgio | ||
Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Causes of deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon / / Sergio Margulis |
Autore | Margulis Sergio |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | xxiii, 77 pages : map ; ; 26 cm |
Disciplina | 333.75/137/0981 |
Collana | World Bank working paper |
Soggetto topico |
Deforestation - Brazil
Deforestation - Amazon River Region Ranching - Environmental aspects - Brazil Ranching - Environmental aspects - Amazon River Region |
ISBN |
1-280-08599-1
9786610085996 0-585-48644-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780202503321 |
Margulis Sergio | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The dynamics of deforestation and economic growth in the Brazilian Amazon / / Lykke E. Andersen [and others] [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Andersen Lykke E. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxi, 259 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 333.75/137/0981 |
Soggetto topico |
Deforestation - Brazil
Deforestation - Amazon River Region Deforestation - Economic aspects - Brazil - Econometric models Deforestation - Economic aspects - Amazon River Region - Econometric models |
ISBN |
1-107-13275-4
1-280-16114-0 9786610161140 1-139-14793-5 0-511-12031-1 0-511-06454-3 0-511-05821-7 0-511-49345-2 0-511-33054-5 0-511-07300-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ; 1. Introduction -- ; 2. Development of the Brazilian Amazon -- ; 3. The municipal database -- ; 4. The sources and agents of deforestation -- ; 5. Alternatives to deforestation: extractivism -- ; 6. Modeling deforestation and development in the Brazilian Amazon -- ; 7. Carbon emissions -- ; 8. The costs and benefits of deforestation -- ; 9. Conclusions and recommendations. |
Altri titoli varianti | The Dynamics of Deforestation & Economic Growth in the Brazilian Amazon |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450532603321 |
Andersen Lykke E. | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The dynamics of deforestation and economic growth in the Brazilian Amazon / / Lykke E. Andersen [et al.] |
Autore | Andersen Lykke E. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxi, 259 pages) : illustrations, maps; digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 333.75/137/0981 |
Soggetto topico |
Deforestation - Brazil
Deforestation - Amazon River Region Deforestation - Economic aspects - Brazil - Econometric models Deforestation - Economic aspects - Amazon River Region - Econometric models |
ISBN |
1-107-13275-4
1-280-16114-0 9786610161140 1-139-14793-5 0-511-12031-1 0-511-06454-3 0-511-05821-7 0-511-49345-2 0-511-33054-5 0-511-07300-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ; 1. Introduction -- ; 2. Development of the Brazilian Amazon -- ; 3. The municipal database -- ; 4. The sources and agents of deforestation -- ; 5. Alternatives to deforestation: extractivism -- ; 6. Modeling deforestation and development in the Brazilian Amazon -- ; 7. Carbon emissions -- ; 8. The costs and benefits of deforestation -- ; 9. Conclusions and recommendations. |
Altri titoli varianti | The Dynamics of Deforestation & Economic Growth in the Brazilian Amazon |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783286403321 |
Andersen Lykke E. | ||
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The fate of the forest [[electronic resource] ] : developers, destroyers, and defenders of the Amazon / / Susanna Hecht and Alexander Cockburn |
Autore | Hecht Susanna B |
Edizione | [Updated ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (404 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.750981/1 |
Altri autori (Persone) | CockburnAlexander |
Soggetto topico |
Deforestation - Amazon River Region
Forest conservation - Amazon River Region Rain forest ecology - Amazon River Region |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-15970-8
9786613159700 0-226-32273-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Maps -- Preface to the 2010 Edition -- Acknowledgements -- ONE. The Forests of Their Desires -- TWO. The Realm of Nature -- THREE. The Heritage of Fire -- FOUR. The Amazon Prospectus -- FIVE. Magnates in the Amazon: Between Boom and War -- SIX. The Generals' Blueprint -- SEVEN. The Furies Unleashed -- EIGHT. The Defenders of the Amazon -- NINE. The Ecology of Justice -- APPENDIX A. Interview with Ailton Krenak -- APPENDIX B. Interview with Darrell Posey -- APPENDIX C. Interview with Osmarino Amancio Rodrigues -- APPENDIX D. Interview with Father Michael Feeney -- APPENDIX E. Forest Peoples' Manifesto -- APPENDIX F. Seven Beliefs, True and False, about the Amazon -- APPENDIX G. A Note on Parks, the Origins of Yosemite and the Expulsions of Native Americans -- Glossary of Plant Names -- Glossary of Portuguese Terms -- Notes and References -- Bibliography -- Afterword: A Forest Is One Big Thing -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456811503321 |
Hecht Susanna B | ||
Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The fate of the forest [[electronic resource] ] : developers, destroyers, and defenders of the Amazon / / Susanna Hecht and Alexander Cockburn |
Autore | Hecht Susanna B |
Edizione | [Updated ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (404 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.750981/1 |
Altri autori (Persone) | CockburnAlexander |
Soggetto topico |
Deforestation - Amazon River Region
Forest conservation - Amazon River Region Rain forest ecology - Amazon River Region |
Soggetto non controllato | amazon, forest, deforestation, environment, nature, wilderness, conservation, preservation, environmentalism, land development, rainforest, amazonia, conquistadors, gold rush, slavery, nonfiction, history, science, brazil, politics, dictator, government, carbon credits, destruction, environmental markets, social movements, chico mendes, activism, labor, ranching, ecology, river, geography, national parks, indigenous, osmarino amancio rodrigues, biography, ailton krenak, darrell posey, manifesto |
ISBN |
1-283-15970-8
9786613159700 0-226-32273-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Maps -- Preface to the 2010 Edition -- Acknowledgements -- ONE. The Forests of Their Desires -- TWO. The Realm of Nature -- THREE. The Heritage of Fire -- FOUR. The Amazon Prospectus -- FIVE. Magnates in the Amazon: Between Boom and War -- SIX. The Generals' Blueprint -- SEVEN. The Furies Unleashed -- EIGHT. The Defenders of the Amazon -- NINE. The Ecology of Justice -- APPENDIX A. Interview with Ailton Krenak -- APPENDIX B. Interview with Darrell Posey -- APPENDIX C. Interview with Osmarino Amancio Rodrigues -- APPENDIX D. Interview with Father Michael Feeney -- APPENDIX E. Forest Peoples' Manifesto -- APPENDIX F. Seven Beliefs, True and False, about the Amazon -- APPENDIX G. A Note on Parks, the Origins of Yosemite and the Expulsions of Native Americans -- Glossary of Plant Names -- Glossary of Portuguese Terms -- Notes and References -- Bibliography -- Afterword: A Forest Is One Big Thing -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781501303321 |
Hecht Susanna B | ||
Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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