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Extreme conflict and tropical forests [electronic resource] / edited by Wil De Jong, Deanna Donovan and Ken-ichi Abe

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Dordrecht, Netherlands : Springer, [2007]
Copyright Date
©2007
Physical Description
1 online resource (x, 184 pages) : illustrations, maps
Additional Creators
Jong, Wil de., Donovan, Deanna, and Abe, Ken-ichi
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Contents
Tropical forests and extreme conflict / Deanna Donovan, Wil De Jong, and Ken-ichi Abe -- Between war and peace: violence and accommodation in the Cambodian logging sector / Philippe Le Billon and Simon Springer -- Greed or grievance in West Africa's forest wars? / Ruben De Koning -- Nicaragua's frontier: the Bosawas Biosphere Reserve / A. Carla Staver, Wil De Jong, and David Kaimowitz -- Past conflicts and resource use in postwar Lao PDR / Yayoi Fujita, Khamla Phanvilay, and Deanna Donovan -- Seeing the forest for the trees: tropical forests, the state and violent conflict in Africa / Larry A. Swatuk -- Confronting conflict timber / Steven Price, Deanna Donovan, and Wil De Jong -- Environmental damage from illicit drug crops in Colombia / María D. Álvarez -- Defoliation during the Vietnam War / Goro Nakamura -- Addressing extreme conflicts through peace parks / Jeffrey A. McNeely.
Summary
Provides an insight into the relationships between extreme conflict, the international trade in forest products, and the social, economic and environmental condition of tropical forests and their human communities. This book explores the underlying causes and the social and environmental consequences of conflict in tropical forest areas.
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9781402054624
1402054629
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AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction Note
Electronic reproduction. Berlin : Springer, 2007. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Available via SpringerLink.
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