About the product
In the field of natural resources, the balance between conservation and development, between economic pressures and environmental integrity, is notoriously difficult to achieve. In rural areas of developing countries the tremendous lack of knowledge and scarcity of trained manpower makes this balance much more difficult. This publication on Northern Thailand presents a discussion on the subject of conservation and development as a means of more effective and ecologically sound utilization of natural resources. Areas of coverage include: implications of socio-economic, demographic and cultural changes; agricultural intensification and the role of forestry; problems of land use and recent settlement; research and training; and the significance of watershed management approach.
