 | Colonization and Environment: Land Settlement Projects in Central America (UNU, 1990, 155 pages) |
 |  | Note to the Reader from the UNU |
| | Abbreviations |
| | Foreword |
|  | Introduction: Lowland Settlement and Environmental Impacts in Central America |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Dangers of Misdirected Policies in Land Settlement |
| | Role of the Current Study |
| | The Colonization Areas |
| | Conclusion |
| | 1. The Process of Colonization in Central America |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Land Settlement and Land Reform |
| | The Dynamics of Land Settlement and Land Use |
| | Patterns of Land Clearance |
| | Ecological Regions of Central America |
| | People and Land |
| | Conclusion |
| | 2. Colonization in Costa Rica |
| | Historical Perspective on Costa Rican Land Colonization |
| | Current Management of Tropical Forest Areas in Costa Rica |
| | Case-Study: Batán Regional Office of the ADI |
| | Conclusions |
| | 3. Colonization in Panama |
| | Overview |
| | Institutional Aspects of Colonization in Darién |
| | Current Problems Associated with Colonization in Darién |
| | Recommendations |
| | 4. Colonization in Nicaragua |
| | Introduction |
| | Current Development Plans for Eastern Nicaragua |
| | Conclusions |
| | 5. Colonization in Honduras |
| | Introduction |
| | Colonization Areas |
| | Conclusion |
| | 6. Colonization in Guatemala |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Government Institutions Involved in Colonization |
| | Colonization Activities |
| | Conclusion |
| | 7. Conclusions |
| | (introductory text...) |
| | Patterns of Settlement |
| | Conservation |
| | Shortcomings of Directed Settlement in Central America |
| | Land Tenure Problems |
| | Technical Problems of Lowland Tropical Land Settlement |
| | Conservation Concerns in Land Settlement |
| | Social Implications of Land Settlement |
| | The Frontier in Latin American Popular Culture |
| | Indigenous Technical Perspective on Lowland Settlement |
| | Final Thoughts |
| | Bibliography |
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