The Subsidy from Nature Palm Forests, Peasantry, and the Development of Amazon Frontier |
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| Author:
| Anderson, Anthony
May, Peter
Balick, Michael |
| Series title: | Biology and Resource Management Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-07222-9 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1991 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $80.00 |
Book Description:
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Examines the regeneration of babassu palm trees on deforested land in Amazonian Brazil, how it is being used by the rural populations, and how development policies are undermining this gift. Concludes by critiquing the conventional model of ecology and proposing a new one. Annotation copyright Book
Examines the regeneration of babassu palm trees on deforested land in Amazonian Brazil, how it is being used by the rural populations, and how development policies are undermining this gift. Concludes by critiquing the conventional model of ecology and proposing a new one. Annotation copyright Book