Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Acronyms and abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Development of the Brazilian Amazon; 3 The municipal database; 4 The sources and agents of deforestation; 5 Alternatives to deforestation: extractivism; 6 Modeling deforestation and development in the Brazilian Amazon; 7 Carbon emissions; 8 The costs and benefits of deforestation; 9 Conclusions and recommendations; Technical appendix; References; Index
Summary
Making use of a uniquely rich data set the authors analyze the ecological and economic impacts of a range of policies and examine whether the economic benefits of land clearing surpass the ecological costs. Their conclusions are surprising
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-256) and index
