Economics of Deforestation

The Example of Ecuador

AvSven Wunder

Inbunden, Engelska, 2000

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Beskrivning

Tropical forests are disappearing, giving way to alternative land uses. Sven Wunder gives an economic perspective on deforestation. Following a survey of different deforestation definitions, theories and empirical evidence, a case study of Ecuador provides an historical picture of factors affecting forest loss throughout different periods, regions and ecosystems. It is shown that policy and market failures alone cannot explain why rapid deforestation decision makers follow a composite economic rationale in their continuous clearing of forests which can only be counteracted by concerted action.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2000-07-19
Mått:140 x 216 x 19 mm
Vikt:551 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:St Antony's Series
Antal sidor:262
Upplaga:2000
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9780333731468

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Miljöekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

SVEN WUNDER currently works at the Centre for Development Research, Copenhagen, as a Project Researcher and is author or co-author of several books on the subject of deforestation. He studied at the Universities of Copenhagen and Oxford. In 1988 he was awarded the Zeuthen Prize for young Danish economists.

Innehållsförteckning

List of Tables List of Figures Preface List of Acronyms Introduction PART I: DEFORESTATION: FACTS AND THEORIES Some Basic Concepts The Wealth of Theories Latin American Patterns of Deforestation PART II: ECUADOREAN DEFORESTATION A Closer Look Oil, Macroeconomy and Forests PART III: HIGHLAND LAND-USE PATTERNS Deforestation - The Poor Man's Lot? Feeling the Forest for the Trees? Institutions and Policies Conclusion and Reflections Literature Index