The Subsidy from Nature - Palm Forests, Peasantry, and the Development of Amazon Frontier (Hardcover, New)

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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

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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

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Columbia University Press

Country of origin

United States

Series

Biology and Resource Management Series

Release date

November 1991

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

November 1991

Authors

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Dimensions

254 x 203 x 21mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover - Trade binding

Pages

233

Edition

New

ISBN-13

978-0-231-07222-9

Barcode

9780231072229

Categories

LSN

0-231-07222-8



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