Quantifying Sustainable Development. The Future of Tropical Economies

ویرایش:  
نویسندگان: Charles A.S. Hall,  Carlos Leon Perez and Gregoire Leclerc (Eds.)  
سری:  
ISBN (شابک) : 9780123188601 
ناشر: Academic Press 
سال نشر: 2000 
تعداد صفحات: 763 
زبان: English 
فرمت فایل : PDF (درصورت درخواست کاربر به PDF، EPUB یا AZW3 تبدیل می شود) 
حجم فایل: 16 مگابایت 

قیمت کتاب (تومان) : 47,000

Content:
Contributors, Pages xv-xviii
Foreword, Pages xix-xxi, Lester C. Thurow
Preface, Pages xxiii-xxvii, Charles A.S. Hall
Introduction: The tropics—Paradise imperiled?, Page 1
Chapter 1 - The Changing Tropics, Pages 3-18, Charles A.S. Hall
Chapter 2 - A Brief Historical and Visual Introduction to Costa Rica, Pages 19-42, Charles A.S. Hall, Myrna Hall, Bernardo Aguilar
Development and Sustainability, Pages 43-44
Chapter 3 - The Theories and Myths That Have Guided Development, Pages 45-89, Charles A.S. Hall
Chapter 4 - Data on Sustainability in Costa Rica: Time Series Analysis of Population, Land Use, Economics, Energy, and Efficiency, Pages 91-120, Charles A.S. Hall, Juan-Raphael Vargas, Olegario Saenz, Will Ravenscroft, Jae-Young Ko
Chapter 5 - Land, Energy, and Agricultural Production in Costa Rica, Pages 121-156, Charles A.S. Hall, Lois Levitan, Tomás Schlichter
Adding a Spatial Dimension, Pages 157-158
Chapter 6 - The derivation and Analysis of National-Level Geographical Information: A New Model for Accessibility and an Easy-to-Use Micro GIS Program, Pages 159-176, Charles A.S. Hall, Gregoire LeClerc, Patrick Van Laake
Chapter 7 - Geographical Modeling: The Synthesis of a GIS and Simulation Modeling, Pages 177-202, Charles A.S. Hall, Myrna Hall, Marshall Taylor
Building a Geographical Database for Costa Rica, Pages 203-204
Chapter 8 - Developing a Nationwide Topographical Database, Pages 205-221, Patrick Van Laake, Glenn Hyman
Chapter 9 - Synthesis of Costa Rican Meteorological Information in a Geographical Context, Pages 223-264, Gregoire Leclerc, Cecilia Reyes, Charles A.S. Hall
Chapter 10 - Properties, Geographic Distribution, and Management of Major Soil Orders of Costa Rica, Pages 265-294, Floria Bertsch, Alfredo Alvarado, Carlos Henriquez, Rafael Mata
Chapter 11 - Remote Sensing and Land Use Analysis for Agriculture in Costa Rica, Pages 295-346, Gregoire Leclerc, Charles A.S. Hall
Application to Sustainability Issues for Costa Rica's Natural Resources, Pages 347-348
Chapter 12 - Temporal and Spatial Overview of Costa Rican Agricultural Production, Pages 349-401, Charles A.S. Hall, Carlos Leon, Will Ravenscroft, Hongqing Wang
Chapter 13 - Biophysical Agricultural Assessment and Management Models for Developing Countries, Pages 403-422, Gerrit Hoogenboom, Carlos León Pérez, David Rossiter, Patrick Van Laake
Chapter 14 - Geographical Synthesis of Data on Costa Rican Pastures and Their Potential for Improvement, Pages 423-448, Muhammad Ibrahim, Sergio Abarca, Oscar Flores
Chapter 15 - The Extent and Economic Impacts of Soil Erosion in Costa Rica, Pages 449-471, Benjamin D. Rubin, Glenn G. Hyman
Chapter 16 - Land Use and Cover Change in Costa Rica: A Geographic Perspective, Pages 473-501, G. Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa
Chapter 17 - Gradient Analysis of Biomass in Costa Rica and a First Estimate of Countrywide Emissions of Greenhouse Gases from Biomass Burning, Pages 503-526, E.H. Helmer, Sandra Brown
Chapter 18 - Forestry in Costa Rica and an Estimate of Energy Potentially Available from Forests, Pages 527-542, Patrick G. Motel, Pablo Martinez, Meegan Carroll
Chapter 19 - Assessing the Role of Parks for Protecting Forest Resources Using GIS and Spatial Modeling, Pages 543-560, Joseph D. Cornell
Biophysical Analysis of Major Components of the Economy, Pages 561-562
Chapter 20 - The Costa Rican Banana Industry: Can It Be Sustainable?, Pages 563-593, Carlos Hernández, Scott G. Witter, Charles A.S. Hall, Cynthia Fridgen
Chapter 21 - The Costa Rican Coffee Industry, Pages 595-627, Bernardo Aguilar, Julie Klocker
Chapter 22 - Costa Rican Industry: Characteristics, History, and Potential for Sustainability, Pages 629-645, Timm Kroeger
Chapter 23 - The Internationalization of the Costa Rican Economy: A Two-Edged Sword, Pages 647-664, Dawn R. Montanye, Juan-Raphael Vargas, Charles A.S. Hall
Chapter 24 - An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Structural Adjustment Policies in Costa Rica, Pages 665-694, Timm Kroeger, Dawn Montanye
Chapter 25 - Comparative Estimates of Sustainability: Economic, Resource Base, Ecological Footprint, and Emergy, Pages 695-714, Mark Brown, Mathis Wackernagel, Charles A.S. Hall
Chapter 26 - The Myth of Sustainable Development, Pages 715-732, Charles A.S. Hall
Appendix I - Low-Cost Mapmaking, Pages 733-744, Eric Dudley
Appendix II - A Free Micro GIS Program, Page 745, Charles A.S. Hall
Appendix III, Pages 747-752
Index, Pages 753-761