Development of protected areas| Agriculture, conservation, and political decentralization in the La Amistad Pacific Conservation Area of Costa Rica

<p> The study presented here focuses on development activity in several communities across two districts of rural Costa Rica. The remainder of this introductory chapter provides a brief description of the study location and elaborates a brief statement about the motivations of this research. A...

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Main Author: Thomas, Justin
Language:EN
Published: University of Missouri - Columbia 2016
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Online Access:http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10157764
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Summary:<p> The study presented here focuses on development activity in several communities across two districts of rural Costa Rica. The remainder of this introductory chapter provides a brief description of the study location and elaborates a brief statement about the motivations of this research. A review of relevant literature is provided in Chapter 2, followed by a discussion of the research approach, questions, and study methods in Chapter 3. (Abstract shortened by ProQuest.)</p>