Index
A
Acculturate, 101, 102
Aggregation, 10–12, 14–16, 56
Alexander skutch biological corridor
(‘corridor’), v, 2, 15, 48, 51, 54–57, 62,
68, 81, 82, 88, 95, 98
Amacobas, 77, 79, 89
Arable farming, 74, 82
Auction, 77
B
Beans, 89, 99
Biological capacity (BC)\biocapacity, v, 1–3,
5–8, 10, 13–15, 18–20, 31–34, 36–38,
41–48, 51–56, 68, 69, 74, 81, 82, 90, 92,
97, 98, 100–102
Biological productivity\bioproductivity, v, 2, 5,
12, 32, 45, 54, 62, 69
Built-up land, v, 2, 5, 7, 14, 15, 35, 45, 54, 64,
69, 72, 90, 92
C
Cacao (cocoa), 74, 76, 83
Carbon
carbon dioxide(CO 2 ), 5
carbon footprint (CF), 5, 13, 32, 36, 44, 46,
54, 68, 69, 71, 82, 86, 87, 89, 90, 92, 93,
97
Carpooling/-sharing, 60, 71, 101
Carrying capacity, 2, 31, 35, 38, 41–45, 48
Case study, v, 2, 16, 18, 20, 48, 51–63, 67–80,
82, 96, 98–102
Cattle (cows), 74, 76, 82, 83
Chickens, 21, 76
City-dwellers, 100
Climatic bias, 18
Coffee, 57, 74–77, 83, 95, 100
Communities, 5, 33, 55, 58, 62, 78, 79, 87, 93,
98, 100
Components, 3–5, 9, 10, 12, 18, 19, 32, 35–37,
45, 46, 53, 54, 62, 64, 68, 71, 72, 74, 82,
85, 87, 89, 90, 92, 93, 96, 97, 100
Consent, 58, 59, 61, 63
Conservation, 34, 79
Constants, 1, 54, 102
Consumption
categories, v, 14, 55, 56, 60, 61, 68, 69, 72,
73, 83, 85, 90, 96, 98–100
consumers, 99
consumes, 46, 55, 62, 96, 99
Consumption Land Use Matrix (CLUM), 61
Cooperatives
CoopeAgri, 100
CoopeCedral, 77
Cover crops, 78
Critical approach
criticisms, 10, 56
Crop land, v, 2, 5, 7, 15, 32, 35, 46, 53, 64, 69,
71, 72, 82, 90, 92, 93, 96, 100
Crops, 7, 45, 46, 57, 61, 65, 74–78, 82–84
Cultural aspects, 14, 36, 48, 100, 102
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A
Acculturate, 101, 102
Aggregation, 10–12, 14–16, 56
Alexander skutch biological corridor
(‘corridor’), v, 2, 15, 48, 51, 54–57, 62,
68, 81, 82, 88, 95, 98
Amacobas, 77, 79, 89
Arable farming, 74, 82
Auction, 77
B
Beans, 89, 99
Biological capacity (BC)\biocapacity, v, 1–3,
5–8, 10, 13–15, 18–20, 31–34, 36–38,
41–48, 51–56, 68, 69, 74, 81, 82, 90, 92,
97, 98, 100–102
Biological productivity\bioproductivity, v, 2, 5,
12, 32, 45, 54, 62, 69
Built-up land, v, 2, 5, 7, 14, 15, 35, 45, 54, 64,
69, 72, 90, 92
C
Cacao (cocoa), 74, 76, 83
Carbon
carbon dioxide(CO 2 ), 5
carbon footprint (CF), 5, 13, 32, 36, 44, 46,
54, 68, 69, 71, 82, 86, 87, 89, 90, 92, 93,
97
Carpooling/-sharing, 60, 71, 101
Carrying capacity, 2, 31, 35, 38, 41–45, 48
Case study, v, 2, 16, 18, 20, 48, 51–63, 67–80,
82, 96, 98–102
Cattle (cows), 74, 76, 82, 83
Chickens, 21, 76
City-dwellers, 100
Climatic bias, 18
Coffee, 57, 74–77, 83, 95, 100
Communities, 5, 33, 55, 58, 62, 78, 79, 87, 93,
98, 100
Components, 3–5, 9, 10, 12, 18, 19, 32, 35–37,
45, 46, 53, 54, 62, 64, 68, 71, 72, 74, 82,
85, 87, 89, 90, 92, 93, 96, 97, 100
Consent, 58, 59, 61, 63
Conservation, 34, 79
Constants, 1, 54, 102
Consumption
categories, v, 14, 55, 56, 60, 61, 68, 69, 72,
73, 83, 85, 90, 96, 98–100
consumers, 99
consumes, 46, 55, 62, 96, 99
Consumption Land Use Matrix (CLUM), 61
Cooperatives
CoopeAgri, 100
CoopeCedral, 77
Cover crops, 78
Critical approach
criticisms, 10, 56
Crop land, v, 2, 5, 7, 15, 32, 35, 46, 53, 64, 69,
71, 72, 82, 90, 92, 93, 96, 100
Crops, 7, 45, 46, 57, 61, 65, 74–78, 82–84
Cultural aspects, 14, 36, 48, 100, 102
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