Tropical Deforestation

Small Farmers and Land Clearing in the Ecudorian Amazon

Thomas Rudel, Bruce Horowitz, Bruce Horowitz , Thomas Headland

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English

Columbia University Press
05 August 1993

Forests, rainforests; Management of land & natural resources; Deforestation

Series: Issues, Cases, and Methods in Biodiversity Conservation

Addressing decades of rain forest destruction, concerned scientists, often in concert with various environmental movements, have amassed an impressive amount of information on deforestation in areas throughout the world. In Tropical Forests, Rudel draws upon hundreds of these studies to develop a broader perspective on the problem of deforestation. Through a meta-analysis, Rudel identifies the forces that have driven forest cover change since 1980 and spells out their implications for efforts to conserve biodiversity and expedite sustainable development in the tropics.

Rudel builds on local studies to offer clear explanations of what has happened in each of the world's tropical forest regions. He assesses global trends while also offering vivid descriptions of the effects of deforestation in specific areas. His work concludes with a chapter that describes policy directions for conserving biodiversity and promoting sustainable development in each region.

By: Thomas Rudel, Bruce Horowitz, Bruce Horowitz
Edited by: Thomas Headland, Robert Bailey
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780231080446
ISBN 10: 0231080441
Series: Issues, Cases, and Methods in Biodiversity Conservation
Pages: 234
Publication Date: 05 August 1993
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

The changing geography of tropical deforestation; a theory of tropical deforestation; the Ecuadorian Amazon - land, people and institutions; regional development and deforestation in Morona Santiago; trail-blazing in a large forest - the Upano-Palora Plain in the 1960s; clearing forest remnants - the Upano-Palora Plain in the 1980s; the second generation's search for new lands; tropical deforestation - an assessment with policy implications.

Thomas K. Rudel is a professor in the departments of human ecology and sociology at Rutgers University. He is the author of Tropical Deforestation: Small Farmers and Land Clearing in the Ecuadorian Amazon (Columbia, 1993) and lives in Metuchen, New Jersey.