The Brazilian Amazon Rainforest

The Brazilian Amazon Rainforest
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Publisher : University Press of America
Total Pages : 212
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ISBN-10 : 0761815228
ISBN-13 : 9780761815228
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Book Synopsis The Brazilian Amazon Rainforest by : Luiz C. Barbosa

Download or read book The Brazilian Amazon Rainforest written by Luiz C. Barbosa and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2000 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barbosa (sociology, San Francisco State University) provides a global, world-systemic analysis of the problem of deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. He shows how changes in global ecopolitics demanding sustainable development, coupled with the onset of democracy in Brazil, substantially altered the battle over the future of Amazonia. He describes deforestation in the region in the context of an expanding frontier of global capitalism, and compares Amazon experiences with those of Costa Rica, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

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