The Economics of Deforestation
Subtitle: The Example of Ecuador (St. Antony's)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: October 6, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780312234461
Subjects: Deforestation; Forestry Economics; Nature; Environmental Studies; Business/Economics; Environmental Science; Natural Resources; Trees & Forests - General; Nature / Trees; Forests & Forestry; Economic aspects; Ecuador
Description: "This book gives an economic perspective to the analysis of deforestation. Following a survey of different deforestation definitions, theories and empirical evidence, a case-study of Ecuador provides a versatile historical picture of factors influencing forest loss throughout different periods, regions and ecosystems."--BOOK JACKET.