Change in the Amazon Basin
| Author | : John Hemming |
| Publisher | : Manchester University Press |
| Total Pages | : 316 |
| Release | : 1985 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0719009685 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780719009686 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (686 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Change in the Amazon Basin by : John Hemming
Download or read book Change in the Amazon Basin written by John Hemming and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conference report on development projects, environmental dangers, agricultural production and agroforestry by indigenous peoples and historical change in the Amazonia river basin, Brazil - considers the impact of development projects on the living conditions of Andean Indian tribes, negative effects of deforestation, hydrologycal aspects of rainforest in the central Amazon tropical zone, etc.; includes a historical survey of the rubber boom. Bibliography, diagrams, maps, photographs, references, statistical tables.
