Saving Forests, Protecting People? Environmental Conservation in Central America

by Schelhas, John; Pfeffer, Max J.

• ISBN13: 9780759109469
• ISBN10: 075910946X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-11-28
• Publisher: AltaMira Press

Summary

This book reflects upon international environmental concerns, especially environmentalism as it relates to larger, cultural processes, in the context of South American forests.

Author Biography

John Schelhas is a research forester with the Southern Research Station of the USDA Forest Service stationed at Tuskegee University in Alabama.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Parks and Protected Areas in the Process of Environmental Globalization	p. 1
Protected Areas in Central America	p. 25
Diverse Cultural Models to Manage Competing Interests in Natural Resource Use in Costa Rica	p. 53
Forest Conservation, Park Management, and Value Change in Honduras	p. 129
Situating Environmental Values in a Globalizing World	p. 203
References	p. 235
Data Collection and Processing	p. 249
Qualitative Interview Guide	p. 253
Costa Rica Questionnaire with Summary Data	p. 259
Honduras Questionnaire with Summary Data	p. 279
Sociodemographic Data for Qualitative Interviewees Quoted	p. 297
List of Acronyms and Organizations	p. 299
Index	p. 301
About the Authors	p. 309
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