| Economics of Deforestation: The Example of Ecuador 2000 Edition Contributor(s): Wunder, Sven (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333731468 ISBN-13: 9780333731468 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Natural Resources - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Nature | Plants - Trees |
| Dewey: 333.7 |
| Lexile Measure: 1570 |
| Series: St Antony's |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.11 lbs) 262 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |