Isle of Fire
Subtitle: The Political Ecology of Landscape Burning in Madagascar (University of Chicago Geography Research Papers)
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: July 19, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780226461403
Subjects: Management of land & natural resources; Science; Science/Mathematics; Madagascar; Development - Economic Development; Economic Conditions; Life Sciences - Ecology - Ecosystems; Political Science / Economic Conditions; Earth Sciences - Geography; Burning of land; Fire management
First sentence: Immense areas of Madagascar blaze with flames each year (figure 1.1), charring millions of hectares.