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Green Republic : A Conservation History of Costa Rica, Paperback by Evans, Sterling, ISBN 0292721013, ISBN-13 9780292721012, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A readable history of how Costa Rica established a national park system as a response to rapid destruction of its tropical ecosystems.

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With over 25 percent of its land set aside in national parks and other protected areas, Costa Rica is renowned worldwide as "the green republic." In this very readable history of conservation in Costa Rica, Sterling Evans explores the establishment of the country's national park system as a response to the rapid destruction of its tropical ecosystems due to the expansion of export-related agriculture. Drawing on interviews with key players in the conservation movement, as well as archival research, Evans traces the emergence of a conservation ethic among Costa Ricans and the tangible forms it has taken. In Part I, he describes the development of the national park system and "the grand contradiction" that conservation occurred simultaneously with massive deforestation in unprotected areas. In Part II, he examines other aspects of Costa Rica's conservation experience, including the important roles played by environmental education and nongovernmental organizations, campesino and indigenous movements, ecotourism, and the work of the National Biodiversity Institute.

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Publisher
University of Texas Press
ISBN-10
0292721013
ISBN-13
9780292721012
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Author
Sterling Evans
Publication Name
Green Republic : a Conservation History of Costa Rica
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
1999
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
335 Pages

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9in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.9in
Item Weight
16 Oz

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Qh77.C8e935 1999
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While journalists, policymakers, and others have pointed to Costa Rica as a model of conservation policy, Evans questions whether it is appropriate to call Costa Rica a "green republic". Using a wide range of sources, including interviews, archives, and newspapers, Evans paints a complex and nuanced picture of how conservation emerged in twentieth-century Costa Rica., Using a wide range of sources, including interviews, archives, and newspapers, Evans paints a complex and nuanced picture of how conservation emerged in twentieth-century Costa Rica....This lucid and thoughtful work will be useful to historians and policymakers, and as a textbook for graduate and undergraduate courses on agriculture, development, and conservation in Latin America.
Table of Content
Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. Costa Rica's History of Conservation 1. A Legacy of Scientific Thought and Tropical Research 2. The Environmental Problem 3. The Conservationist Response 4. The Development of National Parks and Other Protected Areas 5. Conservation Continued: The Oduber Years 6. Conservation through Crisis: Carazo and the Economy 7. Crisis Continued: The Monge Administration 8. Restructuring and Decentralizing Conservation Part II. Building a Green Republic 9. Environmental Education: Framework for the Future 10.The Nongovernmental Approach 11. ¡Oro Verde! Ecotourism for Economic Growth 12. The National Biodiversity Institute Conclusion. "Picking Up the Gauntlet" Appendix 1. List of Acronyms Appendix 2. The Presidents of the Republic of Costa Rica, 1928-1998 Appendix 3. The History of Controversy at Santa Rosa--A Besieged National Park Appendix 4. Anonymous Poem Regarding the Palo Verde National Park Controversy, Summer 1981 Appendix 5. The National Conservation Strategy for Sustainable Development Appendix 6. Indigenous Population of Costa Rica by Region and Group Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
1999
Topic
Environmental Conservation & Protection, World / Caribbean & Latin American, Regional
Lccn
98-025495
Dewey Decimal
333.7/2/097286
Intended Audience
College Audience
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Nature, Political Science

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