Tropical Deforestation introduces readers to the important concepts for understanding the environmental challenges and consequences of the deforestation. Contributions from scientists and academics in the social sciences and humanities provide readers with an initial "tool kit" for understanding the concepts central to their disciplinary perspective and the multi-dimensional aspects of deforestation.

Contributions by: Mark A. Cochrane, Deborah McGrath, Ken Smith, Peter Klepeis, Erin Sills, Subhrendu Pattanayak, Doris Fuchs