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Traditional and Modern Natural Resource Management in Latin America
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 340

Traditional and Modern Natural Resource Management in Latin America

Traditional and Modern Natural Resource Management in Latin America identifies a major problem facing developing nations and the countries and sources that fund them: the lack of attention and/or effective strategies available to prevent farmers in underdeveloped and poorly endowed regions from sinking still deeper into poverty while avoiding further degradation of marginal environments. The contributors propose an alliance of scientific knowledge with native skill as the best way to proceed, arguing that folk systems can often provide effective management solutions that are not only locally effective, but which may have the potential for spatial diffusion. While this has been said before, t...

Revisiting Ecuador's Economic and Social Agenda in an Evolving Landscape
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 484

Revisiting Ecuador's Economic and Social Agenda in an Evolving Landscape

Ecuadorian society has overcome adversity with great determination over the past few years. Periodic economic crises, external shocks, and even natural disasters tested the country's ability to cope with difficulties. Despite these challenges, the country has maintained a forward looking perspective and has achieved some important goals. Economic stability in the last few years has ushered in a period of sustained economic growth. During this period several development indicators have improved, and several sectors of the economy have demonstrated the dynamism and entrepreneurship that is present in the Ecuadorian culture. Revisiting Ecuador's Economic and Social Agenda in an Evolving Landscape aims to provoke a lively discussion between the World Bank, the new Correa administration, and the entire country, in addressing the unresolved issues that require a thoughtful approach.

People and their Planet
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 331

People and their Planet

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2016-07-27
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  • Publisher: Springer

This book brings together research on the relations between people and the planet's living and non-living resources. Its three main foci include the methodological approaches to the study of relationships between people and land use, patterns of consumption, population trends and the availability of food and water resources; an examination of evidence of disequilibria in increasing conflicts, migrations, and over-crowding; and a search for balance between people and the other elements of the biosphere through understanding and overcoming destructive forces.

Comparative Environmental Politics
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 203

Comparative Environmental Politics

This book assesses and compares the political response of nations to the environment. The book explores five major topics: state-society relations; environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs); Green parties and environmental movements; institutions of government and policy-making; variations in the capacities of states to protect the environment; and national responses to global problems. It compares and contrasts rich and poor nations, large and small countries, liberal democracies and authoritarian states.

Global Environment Current St.
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 528

Global Environment Current St.

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In Review
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 598

In Review

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: Unknown
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 2428

Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures

Here, at last, is the massively updated and augmented second edition of this landmark encyclopedia. It contains approximately 1000 entries dealing in depth with the history of the scientific, technological and medical accomplishments of cultures outside of the United States and Europe. The entries consist of fully updated articles together with hundreds of entirely new topics. This unique reference work includes intercultural articles on broad topics such as mathematics and astronomy as well as thoughtful philosophical articles on concepts and ideas related to the study of non-Western Science, such as rationality, objectivity, and method. You’ll also find material on religion and science, East and West, and magic and science.

Indigenous Knowledge & Development Monitor
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 760

Indigenous Knowledge & Development Monitor

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1993
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Ibss: Anthropology: 1996
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 432

Ibss: Anthropology: 1996

Provides an unrivelled overview of intellectual development in anthropology.

Population, Tradition, and Environmental Control in Colonial Kenya
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 339

Population, Tradition, and Environmental Control in Colonial Kenya

Examines land management programs pushed by the colonial government in western Kenya between 1920 and 1963, analyzing how those programs were negotiated or contested by the local community.