Overview
- Presents major theoretical concepts and gives an overview on the evolution of the development paradigms during the last decades
- Describes the present state of various elements of rural life and shows the implication and challenges for development
- Presents innovative solutions and approaches of how forests can drive development, both theoretically and based on practical case studies
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Tropical Forestry (TROPICAL)
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About this book
This book provides an overview of the complex challenges and opportunities related to forest-based rural development in the tropics and subtropics. Applying a socio-ecological perspective, the book traces the changing paradigms of forestry in rural development throughout history, summarizes the major aspects of the rural development challenge in forest areas and documents innovative approaches in fields such as land utilization, technology and organizational development, rural advisory services, financing mechanisms, participative planning and forest governance. It brings together scholars and practitioners dealing with the topics from various theoretical and practical angles. Calling for an approach that carefully balances market forces with government intervention, the book shows that forests in rural areas have the potential to provide a solid foundation for a green global economy.
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“This book … explores the intersection of tropical and subtropical forest management and rural development. … Due to the dense academic language of the book, it will be of most interest to those approaching the subjects of tropical forestry and rural development in an academic context. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners.” (J. L. Rhoades, Choice, Vol. 52 (3), November, 2014)Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Forests and Rural Development
Editors: Jürgen Pretzsch, Dietrich Darr, Holm Uibrig, Eckhard Auch
Series Title: Tropical Forestry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41404-6
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-41403-9Published: 03 February 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-50679-0Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-41404-6Published: 21 January 2014
Series ISSN: 1614-9785
Series E-ISSN: 2627-1516
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 393
Number of Illustrations: 37 b/w illustrations, 18 illustrations in colour
Topics: Forestry Management, Agriculture, Forestry