This provocative new book presents the results of twenty years of research on deforestation in the Amazon. By carefully observing the changing character of huma

This book traces the economic and biological pattern of forest development from initial settlement and harvest activity at the natural forest frontier to modern

A multi-disciplinary team of authors analyze the economics of Brazilian deforestation using a large data set of ecological and economic variables. They survey t

Annotation This title studies the role of cattle ranching its dynamic and profitability in the expansion of deforestation in Brazilian Amazonia. It provides a s