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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.
Autor: Wunder, Sven
ISBN: 9780333731468
Sprache: Englisch
Seitenzahl: 262
Produktart: Gebunden
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Veröffentlicht: 19.07.2000
Untertitel: The Example of Ecuador
Schlagworte: Clearing Tropical forests economics economy ecosystem institutions science and technology
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.