Deforestation in the postwar Philippines / David M. Kummer
- Bib ID:
- 2092641
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- Author:
- Kummer, David M
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- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1992
- xvi, 177 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0226461696
- Series:
- University of Chicago geography research paper ; no. 234.
- Full contents:
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- List of Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- 1. Introduction
- Major Issues Raised by Tropical Deforestation
- Who Benefits from Tropical Deforestation?
- 2. Tropical Deforestation: A Literature Review
- Introduction
- Descriptive and Quantitative Work
- The Global Focus
- Latin America
- Africa
- South Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Summary
- Theory
- 3. The Decline of Philippine Forest Cover
- Introduction
- Forest Cover and Exploitation, 1876-1950
- Forest Cover and Exploitation, 1950-88
- Philippine Government Statistics
- The Causes of Deforestation: Discussions in the Postwar Philippines
- Corruption in the Forestry Sector
- Summary
- 4. The Postwar Philippines
- Demography
- Economic Performance, 1948-88
- Poverty and Distribution of Income
- Agriculture and the Uplands
- Summary
- 5. The Deforestation Process in the Philippines
- Understanding Tropical Deforestation
- The Deforestation Process in the Philippines
- Summary
- 6. Data Sources
- Introduction
- General Data Problems
- Provincial Data, 1957
- Provincial Data, 1970 and 1980
- Variables Not Included
- Summary
- 7. Statistical Analysis of Deforestation
- Introduction
- Statistical Results for 1957, 1970, and 1980
- Panel Analysis, 1970-80
- Summary and Conclusions
- 8. Implications and Conclusions
- Comparison with Quantitative Work on Tropical Deforestation Theory
- Population Pressure and Deforestation
- Remote Sensing and Monitoring of Forest Cover
- Summary and Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-177) and index.
- Subject:
- Deforestation -- Philippines
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