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Natural Resource Valuation and Policy in Brazil
Peter H. . Ed(S): May
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Description for Natural Resource Valuation and Policy in Brazil
Paperback. Brazil's environmental problems, especially Amazon deforestation, have attracted considerable attention, particularly in the developed world. Peter May brings a sharper and more critical focus to bear on this topic by offering a general overview and seven microeconomic case studies on particular problems in the Brazilian environment. Editor(s): May, Peter H. Series: Issues, Cases, and Methods in Biodiversity Conservation. Num Pages: 352 pages, 27 table, 25 equations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Brazil's environmental problems, especially Amazon deforestation, have attracted considerable attention, particularly in the developed world. Peter May brings a sharper and more critical focus to bear on this topic by offering a general overview and seven microeconomic case studies on particular problems in the Brazilian environment. Focusing on discrete resource problems at a subnational scale, this practical book shows how work at the state and local level can lead to more sustainable development policies not only in Brazil but also in many other developing nations. Uniting specific Brazilian applications of more general principles of natural resource and environmental valuation ... Read more
Brazil's environmental problems, especially Amazon deforestation, have attracted considerable attention, particularly in the developed world. Peter May brings a sharper and more critical focus to bear on this topic by offering a general overview and seven microeconomic case studies on particular problems in the Brazilian environment. Focusing on discrete resource problems at a subnational scale, this practical book shows how work at the state and local level can lead to more sustainable development policies not only in Brazil but also in many other developing nations. Uniting specific Brazilian applications of more general principles of natural resource and environmental valuation ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Issues, Cases, and Methods in Biodiversity Conservation
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231108270
SKU
V9780231108270
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99-15
About Peter H. . Ed(S): May
Peter May is professor of ecological economics and agrarian policies at the Federal Reserve Rural University of Rio de Janeiro and is a consultant to the World Bank, UNCTAD, and FAO. He is the coauthor of The Subsidy from Nature (Columbia, 1991).
Reviews for Natural Resource Valuation and Policy in Brazil
Super duper!
Joao Gilberto This is a very interesting and useful book... It provides very worthwhile reading for anyone interested in ecological or resource economics, land use planning and policy.
Mary Louise McAllister Environments
Joao Gilberto This is a very interesting and useful book... It provides very worthwhile reading for anyone interested in ecological or resource economics, land use planning and policy.
Mary Louise McAllister Environments