World Forests from Deforestation to Transition [Hardcover]

Preface. Part I: Global Overview and Policies. Global Prospects on Deforestation and Forest Transition; M. Palo. Part II: Forest Transition. South-North Challenges in Global Forestry; A. Mather. Deforestation and Forest Transition: Theory and Evidence in China; Yaoqi Zhang. From Deforestation to Reforestation in New England, United States; A.S.P. Pfaff. Forest Plantations in the South: Environmental-Economic Evaluation; A. Niskanen. Part III: Underlying Causes of Deforestation. Modeling Causes of Deforestation with 477 Subnational Units; M. Palo, E. Lehto, J. Uusivuori. Demographic and Ecological Factors in FAO Tropical Deforestation Modelling; R. Scotti. Causes of Brazilian Amazon Deforestation; E.J. Reis, F.A. Blanco. Deforestation and Forest Policies in Indonesia; B.D. Nasendi. Deforestation and Agricultural Expansion in Mhonda Area, Tanzania; G.C. Monela, B. Solberg. Socio-Cultural History of Deforestation in Africa; A. Siiri?inen. Contributors. Index.