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Environmental services as a strategy for sustainable development in rural Amazonia

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This book presents an interdisciplinary perspective on the possibility of creating a sustainable path of economic development which would not harm the natural environment. It presents concepts, theories, methods and policy advice on sustainability and debates the difficulty in establishing a general notion of sustainability.
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  • Fearnside, Philip M., 1997. "Environmental services as a strategy for sustainable development in rural Amazonia," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 20(1), pages 53-70, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolec:v:20:y:1997:i:1:p:53-70
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