With Broadax and Firebrand: The Destruction of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
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Book Overview
Warren Dean chronicles the chaotic path to what could be one of the greatest natural disasters of modern times: the disappearance of the Atlantic Forest. A quarter the size of the Amazon Forest, and the most densely populated region in Brazil, the Atlantic Forest is now the most endangered in the world. It contains a great diversity of life forms, some of them found nowhere else, as well as the country's largest cities, plantations, mines, and industries...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0520208862
ISBN13:9780520208865
Release Date:April 1997
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:504 Pages
Weight:0.99 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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Agriculture Biological Sciences Brazil Business & Investing Conservation Earth Sciences Economics Engineering Environmental Economics Environmental Science Environmental Studies Forests & Forestry Geography History Human Geography Latin America Natural Resources Nature Nature & Ecology Plants Politics & Social Sciences Popular Economics Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology Social Sciences South AmericaCustomer Reviews
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A Great Book!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
To read this book is to learn how a colonization exterminated the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Laws, economics process, natives agriculture, how the urbanization burned the forest and fens. Except the first chaptre, about the evolution of the forest by geologic times, all is perfect. I use this book in my class - Geography of Brazil and the students love it. (...)
Impressive environmental history of Brazil
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
This book is bound to change your view of Brazilian history, and of environmental history. A must read for anyone interested in either. A good Portuguese language translation is available.
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