Timber

Autori

• Peter Dauvergne

Parametri

• Economia e affari
• Libri di testo
• Libri di testo universitari

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Timber is a vital resource that is all around us. It forms our homes and furniture, our disposable diapers and newspapers, and boxes our cereal and new appliances. The way we produce and consume timber, however, is changing. With international timber companies and big box discount retailers increasingly controlling through global commodity chains where and how much timber is traded, the world's remaining old-growth forests, particularly in the developing world, are under threat of disappearing - all for the price of a consumer bargain. --

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Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2011

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