Sustainable Amazon Limitations and Opportunities for Rural Development
| Author/creator | Schneider, Robert R., 1944- Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Washington : World Bank Publications |
| Description | 64 p. ill |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Arima, Euganio Author |
| Other author/creator | Barreto, Paulo Author |
| Other author/creator | Souza, Carlos Jr. Author |
| Other author/creator | Verassimo, Adalberto Author |
| Series | World Bank Technical Papers No. 515 |
| Summary | Annotation There is an ongoing debate over the future of the Amazon in Brazil. Part of this debate involves the question of whether or not it is possible to ensure development in the region while conserving its immense natural heritage.This report adds to the discussion of land use in the Brazilian Amazon. It analyzes the harmful effects of increasing levels of rainfall on agricultural settlement and productivity. The aim of this report is to assist decision-makers, civil society, and the private sector in their attempts to ensure that natural resources will be maintained in such a way that best maximizes their social and environmental value. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2001046677 |
| ISBN | 9780821350317 |
| ISBN | 0821350315 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780821350317 |
| Stock number | 9780821350317 00028989 |
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