Human Impacts on Amazonia : : The Role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Conservation and Development / / ed. by Michael Balick, Darrell Posey.

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• MitwirkendeR: Allen, Elizabeth,; Balick, Michael J.,; Barrow, Christopher,; Bridgewater, Samuel,; Cavalcanti, Clóvis,; Clement, Charles R.,; Fearnside, Philip M.,; Furley, Peter A.,; Hall, Anthony,; Harris, Mark,; Hemming, John,; Nortcliff, Stephen,; Nugent, Stephen,; Overing, Joanna,; Padoch, Christine,; Pinedo-Vásquez, Miguel,; Pinheiro, Claudio Urbano B.,; Posey, Darrell Addison,; Ramos, Alcida Rita,; Ratter, James A.,; Ribeiro, J. Felipe,; Richards, Michael,; Salick, Jan,; Stepan, Nancy Leys,
• HerausgeberIn: Balick, Michael,; Posey, Darrell,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2006]; ©2006
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Language: English
• Series: Biology and Resource Management Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (392 p.) :; 16 illus.

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Coeditor's Note -- Acknowledgments -- Thoughts on the Future of Amazonia -- 1. Romance and Reality -- 2. Constructing Tropical Nature -- 3. Demand for Two Classes of Traditional Agroecological Knowledge in Modern Amazonia -- 4. Fire in Roraima, 1998-Politics and Human Impact -- 5. The Cerrado of Brazilian Amazonia -- 6. A Review of Amazonian Wetlands and Rivers -- 7. Fragility and Resilience of Amazonian Soils -- 8 Is Successful Development of Brazilian Amazonia Possible Without Knowledge of the Soil and Soil Response to Development? -- 9. Fragile Soils and Deforestation Impacts -- 10. Concurrent Activities and Invisible Technologies -- 11. Institutional and Economic Issues in the Promotion of Commercial Forest Management in Amerindian Societies -- 12. Collect or Cultivate-A Conundrum -- 13. Extractivism, Domestication, and Privatization of a Native Plant Resource -- 14. Peasant Riverine Economies and Their Impact in the Lower Amazon -- 16. The Commodification of the Indian -- 17. Euphemism in the Forest -- 18. What's the Difference Between a Peace Corps Worker and an Anthropologist? -- 19. Traditional Resource Use and Ethnoeconomics -- 20. Enhancing Social Capital -- Appendix: Findings and Recommendations -- Contributors -- Index -- Backmatter