Economics of Deforestation: The Example of Ecuador - Couverture rigide

Wunder, Sven

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0333731468 ISBN 13 : 9780333731468

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2000

Synopsis

Tropical forests are disappearing at an unaltered pace, giving way to alternative land uses. This book gives an economic perspective on deforestation. Following a survey of different deforestation definitions, theories and empirical evidence, a case-study of Ecuador provides a versatile historical picture of factors affecting forest loss throughout different periods, regions and ecosystems. It is shown that policy and market failures alone cannot explain rapid deforestation; decision-makers follow a composite economic rationale in their continuous clearing of forests which can only be counteracted by concerted action.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

SVEN WUNDER studied at the Universities of Copenhagen and Oxford. He works at the Centre for Development Research, Copenhagen, as a Senior Project Researcher and is author or co-author of several books on the subject of deforestation.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0333731468
• ISBN 13: 9780333731468
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 277
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