Deforestation: Social Dynamics in Watersheds and Mountain Ecosystems (Routledge Library Editions: Ecology) - Hardcover

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9780367352172: Deforestation: Social Dynamics in Watersheds and Mountain Ecosystems (Routledge Library Editions: Ecology)
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ISBN 10: 0367352176 ISBN 13: 9780367352172
Publisher: Routledge, 2019

Synopsis

Originally published in 1988 Deforestation examines deforestation as a major environmental and development problem. It examines the issues of forests being cut in tropical and mountain areas, and how acid rain, pollution and disease wreak havoc in temperate zones. Some of the worst effects of deforestation have been changes in the world’s climate system, erosion and flooding, desertification, wood short-ages and the disappearance of some floral and fauna species. This book challenges the belief that deforestation is due to entirely rapid population growth and agricultural expansion and emphasises the effects of commercial exploitation and poor planning and management. In concludes with a programme for reforestation using agro-forestry, appropriate cottage industries, improved international programmes, local land reforms and community participation.

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J Ives and D C Pitt

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0367352176
ISBN 13 
9780367352172
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
264
Editor
Ives J., Pitt D.C.

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