Forests and Rural Development

• Introduction.- Paradigms.- The Challenges Facing Forest-Based Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics.- Land Management Systems at the Interface Between Forestry and Agriculture.- Organizational Changes in Forest Management.- Creating Rural Employment and Generating Income in Forest-Based Value Chains.- At the Interface of Culture, Development and Forests: Insights from Bolivia and Kenya.- Extension Services for Rural Development.- Payment Schemes for Environmental Services – Challenges and Pitfalls with Respect to Effectiveness, Efficiency and Equity.- Financing Forests for Rural Development.- Land Use Planning for Sustainable Forestry.- Forest Governance and Sustainable Rural Development.- Prospects for Forest-Based Rural Development.

From the book reviews: "This book ... explores the intersection of tropical and subtropical forest management and rural development. ... Due to the dense academic language of the book, it will be of most interest to those approaching the subjects of tropical forestry and rural development in an academic context. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners." (J. L. Rhoades, Choice, Vol. 52 (3), November, 2014)