Human Impacts on Amazonia - The Role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Conservation

Zusammenfassung From the pre-Columbian era to the present! native Amazonians have shaped the land around them! emphasizing utilization! conservation! and sustainability. These priorities stand in stark contrast to colonial and contemporary exploitation of Amazonia by outside interests. With essays from environmental scientists! botanists! and anthropologists! this volume explores the various effects of human development on Amazonia. The contributors argue that by protecting and drawing on local knowledge and values! further environmental ruin can be avoided.

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• Authors: Darrell Posey, Darrell A. (EDT)/ Balick Posey, Darrell A. Balick Posey, Darrell Balick Posey
• Assisted by: Michael Balick (Editor), Michael J. Balick (Editor), Darrell Posey (Editor), Darrell A. Posey (Editor), Darrell Addison Posey (Editor), Posey Darrell A. (Editor)
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.07.2006
• EAN: 9780231105897
• ISBN: 978-0-231-10589-7
• No. of pages: 392
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Biology and Resource Management Series; Biology and Resource Managemen; Biology and Resource Management Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Brazil, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Applied ecology, Conservation of the environment, Earth Sciences, Development Studies