Footprints in the jungle : natural resource industries, infrastructure, and biodiversity conservation / edited by Ian A. Bowles, Glenn T. Prickett ; assistant editor, Amy E. Skoczlas
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- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001
- xix, 332 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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- Machine derived contents note: Introduction, Ian A. Bowles and Glenn T. Prickett
- Section I: Conservation and Development in the 21st Century Tropics
- 1. Biodiversity Conservation: Global Priorities, Trends and the Outlook for the Future, Russell A. Mittermeier and William R. Konstant
- 2. Private Sector Participation in Infrastructure Development, Everett J. Santos
- 3. Partner or Pariah: Public Perceptions and Responses to the Extractive Industries, Lisa Jordan and Christopher H. Chamberlain
- 4. Corporate Strategies for Environmental Management, Michael LaGraff and Peter Scupholme
- Section II: Oil and Gas Exploration and Extraction meet Conservation
- 5. Reinventing the Well: Approaches to Minimizing the Environmental and Social Impact of Oil Development in the Tropics, Amy B. Rosenfeld, Debra Gordon, and Marianne Guerin-McManus
- 6. An Industry Perspective on Environment and Social Issues in Oil and Gas Development: Case Studies from Indonesia and Ecuador, Robert Krastas and Jennifer A. Parnell
- 7. Monitoring Impacts of Hydrocarbon Exploration in Sensitive Terrestrial Ecosystems: Perspectives from Block 78, Peru, Jorgen B. Thomsen, Carol Mitchell, Richard Piland, and Joseph R. Donnaway
- Section III: Forest under Pressure
- 8. Trade, Transnationals, and Tropical Deforestation, Nigel Sizer
- 9. Aracruz Cellulose: A Case History, Erling Lorentzen
- 10. Stewardship of Mexico's Community Forests: Expanding Market and Policy Opportunities for the Environment and Rural Development, Justin R. Ward and Yurij Bihun
- 11. Options for Conserving Biodiversity in the Context of Logging in Tropical Forests, Richard Rice, Cheri Sugal, Peter C. Frumhoff, Elizabeth Losos, and Raymond Gullison
- Section IV: Mining and Conservation Issues
- 12. Biodiversity Conservation, Minerals Extraction, and Development: Towards a Realistic Partnership, Alyson Warhurst and Kevin Franklin
- 13. Mining Industries: Responses to Environmental and Social Issues, Gary Nash
- 14. Evolution of Environmental Practice During Exploration at the Camp Caiman Gold Project, French Guiana, Frederick T. Graybeal
- 15. Conservation and Concession Contracts: Environmental Issues in Mineral Extraction Agreements, David N. Smith and Cyril Kormos
- Section V. Infrastructure for Sustainable Development
- 16. Rethinking Infrastructure: Approaches to Managing Development on the National and Continental Scale to Reduce Conservation Impacts, Eliezer Batista da Silva, Gustavo A. B. da Fonseca, and Amy B. Rosenfeld
- 17. Environmental and Social Considerations in Development of the Greater Mekong Subregion's Road Network, Robert J. Dobias and Kirk Talbott
- 18 Roads and Tropical Forest: From White Lines to White Elephants. John Reid
- 19. Condor: Better Decision Making on Infrastructure Projects, Silvio Olivieri and Claudia Martinez
- Section VI: Conclusions
- Leaving More than Footprints: The New Corporate Responsibility, Glenn T. Prickett and Ian A. Bowles.
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- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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