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Contributors | ||
Foreword | ||
Preface | ||
Sect. I | Introduction: The Tropics - Paradise Imperiled? | |
1 | The Changing Tropics | |
2 | A Brief Historical and Visual Introduction to Costa Rica | |
Sect. II | Development and Sustainability | |
3 | The Theories and Myths That Have Guided Development | |
4 | Data on Sustainability in Costa Rica: Time Series Analysis of Population, Land Use, Economics, Energy, and Efficiency | |
5 | Land, Energy, and Agricultural Production in Costa Rica | |
Sect. IV | Building a Geographical Database for Costa Rica | |
8 | Developing a Nationwide Topographical Database | |
9 | Synthesis of Costa Rican Meteorological Information in a Geographical Context | |
10 | Properties, Geographic Distribution, and Management of Major Soil Orders of Costa Rica | |
11 | Remote Sensing and Land Use Analysis for Agriculture in Costa Rica | |
Sect. V | Application to Sustainability Issues for Costa Rica's Natural Resources | |
12 | Temporal and Spatial Overview of Costa Rican Agricultural Production | |
13 | Biophysical Agricultural Assessment and Management Models for Developing Countries | |
14 | Geographical Synthesis of Data on Costa Rican Pastures and Their Potential for Improvement | |
15 | The Extent and Economic Impacts of Soil Erosion in Costa Rica | |
16 | Land Use and Cover Change in Costa Rica: A Geographic Perspective | |
17 | Gradient Analysis of Biomass in Costa Rica and a First Estimate of Countrywide Emissions of Greenhouse Gases from Biomass Burning | |
18 | Forestry in Costa Rica and an Estimate of Energy Potentially Available from Forests | |
19 | Assessing the Role of Parks for Protecting Forest Resources Using GIS and Spatial Modeling | |
Sect. VI | Biophysical Analysis of Major Components of the Economy | |
20 | The Costa Rican Banana Industry: Can It Be Sustainable? | |
21 | The Costa Rican Coffee Industry | |
22 | Costa Rican Industry: Characteristics, History, and Potential for Sustainability | |
23 | The Internationalization of the Costa Rican Economy: A Two-Edged Sword | |
24 | An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Structural Adjustment Policies in Costa Rica | |
25 | Comparative Estimates of Sustainability: Economic, Resource Base, Ecological Footprint, and Emergy | |
26 | The Myth of Sustainable Development | |
App. I | Low-Cost Mapmaking | |
App. II | A Free Micro GIS Program | |
Appendix III | ||
Index |
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