Forests and Rural Development

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pretzsch, Jürgen (Editor), Darr, Dietrich (Editor), Uibrig, Holm (Editor), Auch, Eckhard (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Tropical Forestry, 9
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Forestry.; Forestry management.; Life Sciences.; Forestry Management.

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 majo...