Population and Land Use in Developing Countries: Report of a Workshop

by National Research Committee on Population, National Research Council, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, et al.

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309048389
• ISBN13: 9780309048385
• Release Date: February 1993
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"