{"product_id":"tropical-forests-9780231131940","title":"Tropical Forests","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt will serve as an excellent update... Highly recommended. Choice Rudder's book is a work of outstanding scholarship. Environmental Conservation Relevant to anyone with an interest in patterns of land use and change. Southeastern Naturalist A lifetime of experience working with tropical forests is utilized in this book to provide an insightful assessment. -- Harini Nagendra Landscape Ecology A compelling, concise, and very readable examination of a broad and complex subject. -- Avrum J. Shriar Human Ecology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures List of Tables Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Theory and Method in Studying Regional Deforestation Processes 3. Central America and the Caribbean: Island and Isthmus Deforestation 4. The Amazon Basin: The Breakdown of Passive Protection 5. West Africa: From Cocoa Groves in Forests to Food Crops in Scrub Growth 6. Central Africa: Passive Protections for Rain Forests 7. East Africa: Sustainable Spots Surrounded by Degrading Expanses 8. South Asia: A Turning Point for Forests? 9. Southeast Asia: Deforesting the Lowlands, Afforesting the Highlands 10. Through a Regional Lens: Conservation Policies in Large and Small Forests Appendix: Case Studies and Accompanying QCAs for Each Region Notes References Index","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151083368791,"sku":"9780231131940","price":90.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231131940.jpg?v=1762960060","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/tropical-forests-9780231131940","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}