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The Deforestation of the Amazon: A Case Study in Understanding Ecosystems and Their Value

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Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science
Collection:
Case Study Teaching in Science
Grade Level:
Secondary, Post-secondary
Grade Sub-Level:
High School, Community College - Lower Division, College - Upper Division
Abstract:

In this case study, students examine tropical deforestation in the Amazon from the perspective of three dominant stakeholders in the region: a peasant farmer, logger, and environmentalist. As part of the exercise, students perform a cost-benefit analysis of clearing a plot of tropical forest in the Amazon from the perspective of one of these stakeholder groups. Developed for a course in global change biology, this case could also be used in courses in general ecology, environmental science, environmental ethics, environmental policy, and environmental/ecological economics.

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English
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National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, University at Buffalo

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