{"product_id":"deforestation-environment-and-sustainable-development-a-comparative-analysis-hardcover-1","title":"Deforestation, Environment, and Sustainable Development: A Comparative Analysis - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDhirendra K. Vajpeyi\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to available estimates, forests cover more than one quarter of the world's total area. About sixty percent of these forests are situated in tropical countries. However, these forests are disappearing at a very fast pace. Between 1980 and 1995, an area larger than Mexico had been deforested. This accelerated destruction of forests poses a serious threat to the environmental and economic well-being of the earth. Several studies have demonstrated that natural forests are the single most important repository of terrestrial biological diversity--of ecosystems, species, and genetic resources. Forests also act as major carbon sinks, absorbing massive quantities of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Deforestation, according to these studies, is directly linked to adverse climate change, soil erosion, desertification, and water cycling. Until recently deforestation was deemed to be a local\/national problem. However, increased awareness and scientific data have pointed out that the problem transcends national boundaries. Deforestation affects the entire earth's environment and economic development. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collection of essays analyzes the forces responsible for deforestation, the governmental policies that effect this destruction and the roles multilateral aid agencies, NGOs, play in the environmental debate. The collection critically examines the principles and criteria suggested by forest-experts for a sustained economic growth vis-á-vis forest stewardship in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. An invaluable resource for scholars, students, researchers, and policymakers involved with environmental and public policy issues.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDHIRENDRA K. VAJPEYI is Professor of Political Science at the University of Northern Iowa. He has authored, co-authored, and edited eleven books, including \u003ci\u003eTechnology and Development\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLocal Government and Politics in the Third World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEnvironmental Policies in the Third World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWater Resource Management\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eModernizing China\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 9.46 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 30, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47207756136697,"sku":"9780275969899","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/tF4cDdJ-5Q9780275969899_1787baa5-9788-4884-8d13-de37b55a2b67.webp?v=1768048096","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/deforestation-environment-and-sustainable-development-a-comparative-analysis-hardcover-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}