Vanishing Rain Forests: The Ecological Transition in Malaysia
by S Robert Aiken & Colin H Leigh
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0198549598
- ISBN 13
- 9780198549598
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Jelutong, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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About This Item
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. Revised. Paperback. Good. The authors, both former lecturers at the Department of Geography at the University of Malaya, set out four themes in this book. Firstly they outline the abundant diversity of Malaysia's rain forests, then they look at the change brought about by exploitation since the beginning of the 19th century, followed by looking at the environmental effects of such change and finally setting out what has been done for conservation of this natural wealth and what further measures could be taken. Good Paperback. Revised Edition. 194 pages with some black and white plates, figures, tables, a list of references and an index. Weight: 0.7 kg Post free within Malaysia This is an ex-library book with a label on the spine and stamps on the text block, a front and a rear end paper and on the title page. The cover has some wear The binding is tight, text clear and there is minimal tanning throughout.
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- Seller
- The Penang Bookshelf (MY)
- Seller's Inventory #
- ML1767
- Title
- Vanishing Rain Forests: The Ecological Transition in Malaysia
- Author
- S Robert Aiken & Colin H Leigh
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised
- ISBN 10
- 0198549598
- ISBN 13
- 9780198549598
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- Malaysia - Rainforests - Conservation
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