The Amazon River Forest
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-512683-9 (ISBN)
The floodplain forest of the Amazon is the last major agricultural frontier of the Americas. This unique habitat, inundated in some places to a depth of thirty feet a year, contains a marvellous variety of plant and animal resources that inhabitants have long reaped--fruit, nuts, building materials, fuelwood, and medicinal plants. While the floodplain has great potential for food production, its natural resource base is becoming increasingly threatened by ranching and agricultural expansion and impaired by inappropriate land-use practices.
This important book, based both on field observations carried out over the past quarter century and historical material, demonstrates that knowledge possessed by area dwellers offers vital insights for promoting the sound economic development of the floodplain. Nigel Smith argues for the importance of balance between land-use systems, and suggests that research and development should be realigned to incorporate both modern science and traditional systems. Beautifully illustrated with the author's own photographs, this authoritative volume explores a broad range of ecological, historical, cultural, and socioeconomic issues, and offers practical suggestions for developing the floodplain that enhance, rather than destroy, biodiversity.
Nigel Smith has conducted field work in Amazonia for over a quarter of a century. He is the author of numerous books, including Floods of Fortune: Ecology and Economy Along the Amazon and The Enchanted Amazon River Forest: Stories from a Vanishing World. He consults with various organizations, including the World Bank, on sound practices for conservation and development, and is a fellow of the Linnean Society of London and the Guggenheim Foundation in New York.
Preface
Ch. 1.: Biodiversity as a Cornerstone for Agricultural Intensification
Ch. 2.: The Ebb and Flow of Cultures
Ch. 3.: A Forest Cornucopia
Ch. 4.: The Emergence and Impact of Livestock Raising
Ch. 5.: Islands in the Sun
Ch. 6.: A Harvest for All Seasons
Ch. 7.: Restoring a Threatened Paradise
References
App. 1.: Common and Scientific Names of Plants
App. 2.: Common and Scientific Names of Animals
App. 3.: Seventy-nine Bitter Manoic Varieties Cultivated in the Brazilian Amazon
App. 4.: Twenty-two Sweet Manoic Varieties Cultivated in the Brazilian Amazon
App. 5.: Ninety-three plant varieties growing in 22 home gardens on the Amazon floodplain
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.4.1999 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 86 halftones |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 395 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre | |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-512683-1 / 0195126831 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-512683-9 / 9780195126839 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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