Tropical Deforestation: Small Farmers and Land Clearing in the Ecudorian Amazon

by Bruce Horowitz and Thomas K. Rudel

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023108045X
• ISBN13: 9780231080453
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher