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Slashing and burning: developmental transformations of population‐environment relationships in Indonesia
Author(s) -
Hayes Adrian C.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
asia pacific viewpoint
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.571
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1467-8373
pISSN - 1360-7456
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8373.00046
Subject(s) - harm , exploit , government (linguistics) , order (exchange) , population , economic growth , development economics , business , geography , environmental planning , political science , economics , sociology , computer security , computer science , demography , linguistics , philosophy , finance , law
There is growing concern that rapid development may be doing irreparable harm to life support systems and the environment throughout much of the Asia Pacific region. This paper briefly examines how the development policies of the New Order government of Indonesia have transformed the way the country exploits and manages its environmental resources.