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Reforesting the earth : the human drivers of forest conservation, restoration, and expansion / Thomas Rudel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rudel, Thomas K., author.
- Series:
- Society and the Environment
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Afforestation.
- Reforestation--Climatic factors.
- Reforestation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (295 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2023]
- Summary:
- Thomas K. Rudel examines a wide range of conservation and reforestation efforts to shed new light on the social factors that lead to success.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- 1. Forests: A Natural Climate Solution
- 2. Theory: Societal Transformations, Corporatism, and Forest Gains
- 3. Forest Losses, the Conservation Movement, and Protected Areas
- 4. Rural-Urban Migration, Land Abandonment, and the Spread of Secondary Forests
- 5. Planted Forests: Concessions, Plantations, and the Strength of States
- 6. Agroforests I: The Spread of Silvopastures
- 7. Agroforests II: Restoring Agroforests in the Humid Tropics
- 8. Resurgent Forests: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis
- 9. A Global Forest Transition?
- Glossary
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780231558549
- 0231558546
- OCLC:
- 1375460660
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