Seeing the forest and the tress : human - environment interactions in forest ecosystems
Moran, Emilio F. Ed.
Seeing the forest and the tress : human - environment interactions in forest ecosystems - London MIT Press; Cambridge & Massachusetts 2005 - xiii,442p.
CONTENTS Preface and Acknowledgments vii Contributors xi I. Human-Environment Interactions 1 1. Human-Environment Interactions in Forest Ecosystems : An Introduction 3 Emilio F. Moran 2. Theories Underlying,the Study of Human-Environment Interactions 23 Lean K. VanWey, Elinor Ostrom, and Vicky Meretsky II. Conceptual Foundations of Human-Environment Analyses in Forest Ecosystems 57 3. Linking Disciplines across Space and Time : Useful Concepts and Approaches for Land-Cover Change Studies 61 Glen M. Green, Charles M. Schweik, and J. C. Randolph 4. Multidisciplinary Research Relating Institutions and Forest Transformations 81 Catherine M. Tucker and Elinor Ostrom 5. Forest Ecosystems and the Human Dimensions 105 J. C. Randolph, Glen M. Green, Jonathon Belmont, Theresa Burcsu, and David Welch III. Methods 127 6. Retrieving Land-Cover Change Information from Landsat Satellite Images by Minimizing Other Sources of Reflectance Variability 131 Glen M. Green, Charles M. Schweik, and J. C. Randolph 7. Human-Environment Research, Spatially Explicit Data Analysis, and Geographic Information Systems 161 Tom P. Evans, Leah K. VanWey, and Emilio F. Moran 8. Modeling Land-Use/Land-Cover Change: Exploring the Dynamics of Human-Environment Relationships 187 Tom P. Evans, Darla K. Munroe, and Dawn C. Parker IV. Comparison: Generalizing from Case Studies 215 9. Intraregional Analysis of Land-Use Change in the Amazon 223 Eduardo S. Brondizio 10. Processes of Forest Change at the Local and Landscape Levels in Honduras and Guatemala 253 Catherine M. Tucker and Jane Southworth 11. Comparison of Aboveground Biomass across Amazon Sites 279 Dengsheng Lu, Emilio F. Moran, Paul Mausel, and Eduardo Brondizio 12. Cross-Continental Comparisons: Africa and Asia 303 Jon Unruh, Harini Nagendra, Glen M. Green, William J. McConnell, and Nathan Vogt 13. Meta-Analysis of Agricultural Change 325 William J. McConnell and Eric Keys V. Epilogue 355 14. New Directions in Human-Environment Interactions and Land-Use/Land-Cover Research 357 Emilio F. Moran Glossary 373 References 381 Index 425
0262633124
Forest management
Deforestation
Forest ecology
Nature--Effect of human beings on
333.75 / MOR
Seeing the forest and the tress : human - environment interactions in forest ecosystems - London MIT Press; Cambridge & Massachusetts 2005 - xiii,442p.
CONTENTS Preface and Acknowledgments vii Contributors xi I. Human-Environment Interactions 1 1. Human-Environment Interactions in Forest Ecosystems : An Introduction 3 Emilio F. Moran 2. Theories Underlying,the Study of Human-Environment Interactions 23 Lean K. VanWey, Elinor Ostrom, and Vicky Meretsky II. Conceptual Foundations of Human-Environment Analyses in Forest Ecosystems 57 3. Linking Disciplines across Space and Time : Useful Concepts and Approaches for Land-Cover Change Studies 61 Glen M. Green, Charles M. Schweik, and J. C. Randolph 4. Multidisciplinary Research Relating Institutions and Forest Transformations 81 Catherine M. Tucker and Elinor Ostrom 5. Forest Ecosystems and the Human Dimensions 105 J. C. Randolph, Glen M. Green, Jonathon Belmont, Theresa Burcsu, and David Welch III. Methods 127 6. Retrieving Land-Cover Change Information from Landsat Satellite Images by Minimizing Other Sources of Reflectance Variability 131 Glen M. Green, Charles M. Schweik, and J. C. Randolph 7. Human-Environment Research, Spatially Explicit Data Analysis, and Geographic Information Systems 161 Tom P. Evans, Leah K. VanWey, and Emilio F. Moran 8. Modeling Land-Use/Land-Cover Change: Exploring the Dynamics of Human-Environment Relationships 187 Tom P. Evans, Darla K. Munroe, and Dawn C. Parker IV. Comparison: Generalizing from Case Studies 215 9. Intraregional Analysis of Land-Use Change in the Amazon 223 Eduardo S. Brondizio 10. Processes of Forest Change at the Local and Landscape Levels in Honduras and Guatemala 253 Catherine M. Tucker and Jane Southworth 11. Comparison of Aboveground Biomass across Amazon Sites 279 Dengsheng Lu, Emilio F. Moran, Paul Mausel, and Eduardo Brondizio 12. Cross-Continental Comparisons: Africa and Asia 303 Jon Unruh, Harini Nagendra, Glen M. Green, William J. McConnell, and Nathan Vogt 13. Meta-Analysis of Agricultural Change 325 William J. McConnell and Eric Keys V. Epilogue 355 14. New Directions in Human-Environment Interactions and Land-Use/Land-Cover Research 357 Emilio F. Moran Glossary 373 References 381 Index 425
0262633124
Forest management
Deforestation
Forest ecology
Nature--Effect of human beings on
333.75 / MOR