Dennis J Mahar
Biographic Data
| ID | 3809380 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dennis J Mahar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dennis J |
| FAMILY NAME | Mahar |
| SIGNATURE | MAHAR D J |
| AFFILIATIONS | World Bank |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Alternatives to deforestation steps toward sustainable use of the Amazon rain forest
Policies affecting land use in the Brazilian Amazon
Rapid Population Growth and Human Carrying Capacity, Two Perspectives
The most dire consequences of rapid population growth are thought by some to emerge in places where the size of the human population exceeds the carrying capacity of the land. This paper explores the possible meanings of the idea of carrying capacity under developing country conditions, looks at historical and present-day cases of alleged overpopulation in relation to carrying capacity, examines some of the systems and effects where such situatio…
Fiscal Incentives for Regional Development
Intermittent cycles of boom and bust based on one product have long characterized the economic history of Brazil. In this respect, the immense tropical rainforest comprising the Amazon Basin has been no exception. Economic activity reached its peak in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries when this region held a virtual monopoly position in the world rubber market. Manaus, strategically located at the confluence of the Negro and Solim…
Rapid Population Growth and Human Carrying Capacity, Two Perspectives
The most dire consequences of rapid population growth are thought by some to emerge in places where the size of the human population exceeds the carrying capacity of the land. This paper explores the possible meanings of the idea of carrying capacity under developing country conditions, looks at historical and present-day cases of alleged overpopulation in relation to carrying capacity, examines some of the systems and effects where such situatio…
Fiscal Incentives for Regional Development
Intermittent cycles of boom and bust based on one product have long characterized the economic history of Brazil. In this respect, the immense tropical rainforest comprising the Amazon Basin has been no exception. Economic activity reached its peak in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries when this region held a virtual monopoly position in the world rubber market. Manaus, strategically located at the confluence of the Negro and Solim…
Policies affecting land use in the Brazilian Amazon
Fiscal Incentives for Regional Development
Intermittent cycles of boom and bust based on one product have long characterized the economic history of Brazil. In this respect, the immense tropical rainforest comprising the Amazon Basin has been no exception. Economic activity reached its peak in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries when this region held a virtual monopoly position in the world rubber market. Manaus, strategically located at the confluence of the Negro and Solim…
Rapid Population Growth and Human Carrying Capacity, Two Perspectives
The most dire consequences of rapid population growth are thought by some to emerge in places where the size of the human population exceeds the carrying capacity of the land. This paper explores the possible meanings of the idea of carrying capacity under developing country conditions, looks at historical and present-day cases of alleged overpopulation in relation to carrying capacity, examines some of the systems and effects where such situatio…
Policies affecting land use in the Brazilian Amazon
Alternatives to deforestation steps toward sustainable use of the Amazon rain forest
Ecology (4 works) · Amazon rainforest (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Deforestation (computer science (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Natural resource economics (2 works) · Agricultural economics (1 work) · Amazon basin (1 work)