The Future of Amazonia - Destruction or Sustainable Development? (Hardcover, 1990 ed.)

The future of Brazilian Amazonia, the world's largest remaining tropical rainforest, hangs in the balance. Two decades of destructive development have provoked violent struggles for control over the region's resources, with disastrous social and environmental consequences. This multi-disciplinary collection reviews past experience but focusses on the latest phase of Amazonian settlement. Chapters by leading authorities examine such issues as colonisation in the most recent frontier areas, multinational mining projects, hydro-electric schemes, and the military occupation of Brazil's borders. After demonstrating how new government and business activities have exacerbated social tensions and ecological destruction, the volume considers alternative, more sustainable strategies.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	1991
First published:	1990
Editors:	A Hall • D Goodman
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	419
Edition:	1990 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-312-04914-0
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability Promotions > Loot Warehouse Clearance Sale > Books
LSN:	0-312-04914-5
Barcode:	9780312049140

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