Shrimp farming and mangrove loss in Thailand  [electronic resource] / 
edited by Edward B. Barbier, Suthawan Sathirathai. 
 - Cheltenham, U.K. ;  Northampton, Mass. :  Edward Elgar,  c2004. 
 - 1 online resource (xii, 268 p.) :  ill., maps 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>pt. 1. National trends and analysis of mangroves -- pt. 2. Case studies : Phang-nga and Nakhon Si Thammarat -- pt. 3. Mangrove loss and shrimp farming in Thailand : conclusions. 
<br/><br/> Through in-depth case studies of local communities in four distinct coastal areas in Southern Thailand, the authors are able to assess objectively the underlying economic causes, and consequences, of mangrove deforestation due to the expansion of shrimp farms. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781843769668 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003049352 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Shrimp culture--Environmental aspects--Thailand.<br/>Shrimp culture--Economic aspects--Thailand.<br/>Mangrove ecology--Thailand.<br/>Endangered ecosystems--Thailand.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>SH380.62.T5  / S48 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>639/.58/09593