Country case studies investigate key factors that influence the economics of tropical deforestation and land use. Articles illustrate how innovative economic models can be used effectively to investigate a range of important influences on tropical land use changes in a variety of representative developing countries. The countries covered are: Brazil, India, Malaysia, Panama, the Philippines, Thailand, and Uganda.

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Yes, you can access Tropical Deforestation and Land Use by Edward B. Barbier, Joanne C. Burgess, Edward B. Barbier,Joanne C. Burgess in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Environmental Science. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Publisher

University of Wisconsin Press

Year

2010

eBook ISBN

9780299237332

Topic

Biological Sciences

Subtopic

Environmental Science

Index

Biological Sciences

Contents
The Economics of Tropical Deforestation and Land Use: An Introduction to the Special Issue by Edward B. Barbier
Predicting the Location of Deforestation: The Role of Roads and Protected Areas in North Thailand by Maureen Cropper, Jyotsna Puri, and Charles Griffiths
Deforestation, Land Use, and Property Rights: Empirical Evidence from Darien, Panama by Gerald C. Nelson, Virginia Harris, and Steven W. Stone
Spatial Variability and Disincentives to Harvest: Deforestation and Fuelwood Collection in South Asia by Gunnar Kohlin and Peter J. Parks
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon: Comparing the Impacts of Macroeconomic Shocks, Land Tenure, and Technological Change by Andrea Cattaneo
Land Use Impacts of Agricultural Intensification and Fuelwood Taxation in Uganda by Bernards Bashaasha, David S. Kraybill, and Douglas D. Southgate
How Do National Markets and Price Policies Affect Land Use at the Forest Margin? Evidence from the Philippines by Ian Coxhead, Agnes Rola, and Kwansoo Kim
Agricultural Change, Rural Labor Markets, and Forest Clearing: An Illustrative Case from the Philippines by Gerald E. Shively
Playing Games in the Forest: State-Local Conflicts of Land Appropriation by Arild Angelsen
Royalty Systems, Government Revenues, and Forest Condition: An Application from Malaysia by Gregory S. Amacher, Richard J. Brazee, and Meindert Witvliet

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