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• catalog abstract ""When construction of the Transamazon Highway was proposed in 1970, the Brazilian media depicted a road stretching out through a flat expanse of mature forests, its surface paved with glittering stones and precious metals - purported riches of the Amazon yet to be discovered." But, as Douglas Stewart found while traveling the highway in 1989, "the forest deceives." The 1,000-kilometer trip from Belem to Altamira took "three days, six buses, three boats, and a ten-hour hitch with a truck driver named Eduardo.". This lively, readable study explores why colonzation of the Amazon fell, short of the planners' vision. Delving into issues of land distribution, soil ecology, and the colonists' adaptation to local ecosystems, Stewart uncovers the forces that drive deforestation. In particular, he shows how soil quality and the concentration of land among large landholders have shaped the entire landscape of colonized Amazonia, encouraging the spread of cattle ranching into the many infertile areas and causing destruction of the forest's rich diversity of plant and animal species. Recounting fascinating stories of the colonists he encountered in his travels, Stewart also shows how small farmers have banded together during the past decade to overcome the challenges of the frontier, from poor roads to low prices for agricultural goods. Their collective action, he asserts, if backed by government policy, could lead to progressive land redistribution and wiser use. This broad-ranging look at why deforestation has occurred in the Amazon, what its consequences are, and what can be done to halt and remedy the process should be read by everyone concerned with preserving the Latin American environment. As Douglas Stewart concludes, "if I'm lucky, mine may become one of those little books that makes good because it takes a simple idea and puts it into practice."".
• catalog contributor b6776029.
• catalog created "1994.".
• catalog date "1994".
• catalog date "1994.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1994.".
• catalog description ""When construction of the Transamazon Highway was proposed in 1970, the Brazilian media depicted a road stretching out through a flat expanse of mature forests, its surface paved with glittering stones and precious metals - purported riches of the Amazon yet to be discovered." But, as Douglas Stewart found while traveling the highway in 1989, "the forest deceives." The 1,000-kilometer trip from Belem to Altamira took "three days, six buses, three boats, and a ten-hour hitch with a truck driver named Eduardo.".".
• catalog description "1. Amazonia: Why Cows? -- 2. Dilemmas of Development -- 3. The Transamazon Today -- 4. Castles in the Sand -- 5. Frontier Agroeconomics -- 6. Considering a Second Redistribution -- 7. The Rise of Collective Action -- 8. The Future for Small Farmers in Amazonia.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-173) and index.".
• catalog description "This broad-ranging look at why deforestation has occurred in the Amazon, what its consequences are, and what can be done to halt and remedy the process should be read by everyone concerned with preserving the Latin American environment. As Douglas Stewart concludes, "if I'm lucky, mine may become one of those little books that makes good because it takes a simple idea and puts it into practice."".
• catalog description "This lively, readable study explores why colonzation of the Amazon fell, short of the planners' vision. Delving into issues of land distribution, soil ecology, and the colonists' adaptation to local ecosystems, Stewart uncovers the forces that drive deforestation. In particular, he shows how soil quality and the concentration of land among large landholders have shaped the entire landscape of colonized Amazonia, encouraging the spread of cattle ranching into the many infertile areas and causing destruction of the forest's rich diversity of plant and animal species. Recounting fascinating stories of the colonists he encountered in his travels, Stewart also shows how small farmers have banded together during the past decade to overcome the challenges of the frontier, from poor roads to low prices for agricultural goods. Their collective action, he asserts, if backed by government policy, could lead to progressive land redistribution and wiser use.".
• catalog extent "xv, 183 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0292776780 (alk. paper)".
• catalog identifier "0292776802 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
• catalog issued "1994".
• catalog issued "1994.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Austin : University of Texas Press,".
• catalog spatial "Amazon River Region.".
• catalog spatial "Brazil.".
• catalog subject "338.1/6 20".
• catalog subject "Deforestation Amazon River Region.".
• catalog subject "Deforestation Brazil.".
• catalog subject "Farms, Small Amazon River Region.".
• catalog subject "Farms, Small Brazil.".
• catalog subject "HD1476.A55 S74 1994".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. Amazonia: Why Cows? -- 2. Dilemmas of Development -- 3. The Transamazon Today -- 4. Castles in the Sand -- 5. Frontier Agroeconomics -- 6. Considering a Second Redistribution -- 7. The Rise of Collective Action -- 8. The Future for Small Farmers in Amazonia.".
• catalog title "After the trees : living on the Transamazon Highway / Douglas Ian Stewart.".
• catalog type "text".