Forests and Rural Development
Pretzsch, Jürgen / Auch, Eckhard / Uibrig, Holm / Darr, Dietrich
This book provides an overview of the complex challenges and opportunities related to forest-based rural development in the tropics and subtropics. Applying a socio-ecological perspective, the book traces the changing paradigms of forestry in rural development throughout history, summarizes the major aspects of the rural development challenge in forest areas, and documents innovative approaches in fields such as land utilization, technology an...
