Shrimp farming and mangrove loss in Thailand / edited by Edward B. Barbier, Suthawan Sathirathai

Suthawan Sathirathai ; Barbier, Edward, 1957-

Englisch

Cheltenham, U.K ; Northampton, Mass : Edward Elgar, 2004

1 Online-Ressource (xii, 268 p) : ill., maps

Includes bibliographical references and index

Available in another form: ISBN 9781843766018 (hardback)

978-1-84376-966-8 : e-book

Weitere Ausgaben: 1-84376-601-9 (andere physische Form), 9781843766018 (hardback) (andere physische Form)

DOI: 10.4337/9781843769668

*Shrimp culture -- Economic aspects -- Thailand ; Endangered ecosystems -- Thailand ; Shrimp culture -- Environmental aspects -- Thailand ; Mangrove ecology -- Thailand

*Electronic books

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: SH380.62.T5

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 639/.58/09593;

Through in-depth case studies of local communities in four distinct coastal areas in Southern Thailand, the authors are able to assess objectively the underlying economic causes, and consequences, of mangrove deforestation due to the expansion of shrimp farms

pt. 1. National trends and analysis of mangroves -- pt. 2. Case studies : Phang-nga and Nakhon Si Thammarat -- pt. 3. Mangrove loss and shrimp farming in Thailand : conclusions