Population and land use in developing countries : report of a workshop

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Population and land use in developing countries : report of a workshop

Carole L. Jolly and Barbara Boyle Torrey, editors ; Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council

National Academy Press, 1993

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Committee chairman: Samuel H. Preston

"... report summarizes the discussions and papers presented at a Committee ... workshop."

Includes bibliographical references

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This valuable book summarizes recent research by experts from both the natural and social sciences on the effects of population growth on land use. It is a useful introduction to a field in which little quantitative research has been conducted and in which there is a great deal of public controversy. The book includes case studies of African, Asian, and Latin American countries that demonstrate the varied effects of population growth on land use. Several general chapters address the following timely questions: What is meant by land use change? Why are ecological research and population studies so different? What are the implications for sustainable growth in agricultural production? Although much work remains to be done in quantifying the causal connections between demographic and land use changes, this book provides important insights into those connections, and it should stimulate more work in this area. Table of Contents Front Matter 1 Introduction 2 Population, Land Use, and Environment: A Long History 3 What is Meant by Land Use Change? 4 An Ecological Perspective on Population Change and Land Use 5 Northern Nigeria: Land Transformation Under Agricultural Intensification 6 India: Population Pressure, Technology, Infrastructure, Capital Formation, and Rural Incomes 7 Mauritius: Population and Land Use 8 Honduras: Population, Inequality, and Resource Destruction 9 Population Growth, Environmental Change, and Innovation: Implications for Sustainable Growth in Agriculture Appendix A: Workshop Agenda Appendix B: Workshop Participants

目次

  • 1 Front Matter
  • 2 1 Introduction
  • 3 2 Population, Land Use, and Environment: A Long History
  • 4 3 What is Meant by Land Use Change?
  • 5 4 An Ecological Perspective on Population Change and Land Use
  • 6 5 Northern Nigeria: Land Transformation Under Agricultural Intensification
  • 7 6 India: Population Pressure, Technology, Infrastructure, Capital Formation, and Rural Incomes
  • 8 7 Mauritius: Population and Land Use
  • 9 8 Honduras: Population, Inequality, and Resource Destruction
  • 10 9 Population Growth, Environmental Change, and Innovation: Implications for Sustainable Growth in Agriculture
  • 11 Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
  • 12 Appendix B: Workshop Participants

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