Sustainable Development and Biological Diversity: a Case Study of Deforestation in Panama - Alexandra Urza - Books - VDM Verlag Dr. Müller - 9783639094534 - November 25, 2008
In case cover and title do not match, the title is correct

Sustainable Development and Biological Diversity: a Case Study of Deforestation in Panama

Alexandra Urza

Price
$ 57.99
excl. VAT

Ordered from remote warehouse

Expected delivery Sep 10 - 23
Add to your iMusic wish list

Sustainable Development and Biological Diversity: a Case Study of Deforestation in Panama

Sustainable development is an emerging development model that has impacted the relationship between the environment and traditional development objectives. This work combines political ecology and natural resource economics in a rearticulation of sustainable development theory that draws on concepts from the biological sciences. Based on existing theory, biodiversity is identified as a critical (non-substitutable) resource. The case of Panama is then examined as an example of a country whose development has come into conflict with the health of its exceptionally diverse ecosystems through the conversion of forested land. An empirical model is created to test the statistical significance of several explanatory variables on rates of deforestation in Panama. This work should be useful for students or professionals in the environmental field who are interested in how the full value of natural resources can be incorporated into the development process and how, given a specific social and institutional structure, policies can be devised to tackle undesired environmental degradation.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released November 25, 2008
ISBN13 9783639094534
Publishers VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
Pages 112
Dimensions 163 g
Language English