Development or Destruction: The Conversion of Tropical Forest to Pasture in Latin America (Westview Special Studies in Social, Political, and Economic Development)

By Theodore E Downing

This interdisciplinary study focuses on the effects of forest destruction in Latin America, caused by the expansion of cattle production into these seemingly under-utilized areas. The high ecological and social costs are analyzed from the perspective of several disciplines.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813378249
• ISBN13: 9780813378244
• Release Date: November 1992
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 405 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.