The Future of Amazonia: Destruction or Sustainable Development?

by Anthony Hall

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1349210706

ISBN13:9781349210701

Release Date:January 1990

Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan

Length:419 Pages

Weight:1.36 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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Business Business & Investing Earth Sciences Economics Engineering Environmental Economics Environmental Science Environmental Studies Geography Human Geography

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