Land Tenure, Conservation and Development in Southeast Asia

Informationen zum Autor Peter Eaton now lives in the Peak District National Park and is Visiting Professor with the Department of Geography, University of Plymouth, UK. Much of his working life has been spent in Sarawak, Papua New Guinea and Brunei. His teaching and research interests are in rural development, land tenure and conservation. He has acted as a consultant to the South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme and a number of other international organisations. Klappentext This book examines the relationship between land tenure, conservation and rural development in the context of the Southeast Asian archipelago. In particular, it is concerned with people living in and around national parks and other protected areas. It discusses the value of reinforcing indigenous tenure and sustainable resource use practices and of including them in policies and projects that attempt to integrate conservation and development. Zusammenfassung This book examines the relationship between land tenure, conservation and rural development in the context of the Southeast Asian archipelago and is particularly concerned with people living in and around national parks and other protected areas. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Introduction Part 2 The Islands of Southeast Asia Part 3 Case Studies Part 4 Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Peter Eaton, Peter (University of Plymouth Eaton, Eaton Peter
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.09.2004
• EAN: 9780415303736
• ISBN: 978-0-415-30373-6
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Asia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Development Studies, Regional Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General