Slash-and-Burn Agriculture: The Search for Alternatives

Edited by Cheryl Palm, Stephen A. Vosti, Pedro A. Sanchez, and Polly J. Ericksen

Paper, 480 pages, 58 illus.
ISBN: 978-0-231-13451-4
$45.00 / £26.50

September, 2005
Cloth, 480 pages, 58 illus.
ISBN: 978-0-231-13450-7
$90.00 / £53.00

"This book... offers a detailed analysis of the many dimensions of deforestation." — New Agriculturist

"The book is rich in conceptual tools, empirical analyses, and alternatives... I highly recommend it." — Raymond P. Poincelot, Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

"Recommended" — Choice

"An important synthesis of research arising from the 1992 creation of the Alternatives to Slash and Burn (ASB) consortium." — Gary S. Hartshorn, Bioscience

"The book is worth reading. It is a cornucopia of facts, hypotheses, research approaches, thoughts and examples exciting for scientists." — Manfred Denich, Environmental Conservation

"Forest scientists of all disciplines . . . would benefit by reading this book." — John Klock, Economic Botany

"“This remarkable volume addresses the sustainable management of tropical forests with unstinting sophistication, moving the analysis beyond clichés to the true complexities of the challenge. . . . [It] is a landmark on the path to sustainable development." — Jeffrey Sachs, from the foreword to Slash-and-Burn Agriculture

Related Subjects

• Anthropology
• Conservation Biology

About the Author

Cheryl A. Palm is senior research scientist, the Earth Institute at Columbia University; Stephen A. Vosti is associate director, Center for Natural Resources Policy Analysis, University of California-Davis; Pedro A. Sanchez is director of Tropical Agriculture, the Earth Institute at Columbia University; Polly J. Ericksen is a science officer fellow with the Global Environmental Change and Food Systems.

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