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...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Paradigms
• The Challenges Facing Forest-Based Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics
• Land Management Systems at the Interface Between Forestry and Agriculture
• Organizational Changes in Forest Management
• Creating Rural Employment and Generating Income in Forest-Based Value Chains
• At the Interface of Culture, Development and Forests: Insights from Bolivia and Kenya
• Extension Services for Rural Development
• Payment Schemes for Environmental Services – Challenges and Pitfalls with Respect to Effectiveness, Efficiency and Equity
• Financing Forests for Rural Development
• Land Use Planning for Sustainable Forestry
• Forest Governance and Sustainable Rural Development
• Prospects for Forest-Based Rural Development.