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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN THE TROPICS
AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE |
| By: |
Randall Baker |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£250.00 |
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£225.00 |
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£25.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0873716612 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780873716611 |
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| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
| Pub. date: |
18 December, 1992 |
| Pages: |
240 |
| Description: |
The arrival of western science and economic interests to the tropics has dramatically changed the tropical environment and its ecology. This title discusses the ecology of the tropics and examines how it is different from the temperate zone where western science evolved. It is suitable for those working on projects in tropical regions. |
| Synopsis: |
The arrival of western science and economic interests to the tropics has dramatically changed the tropical environment and its ecology. Environmental Management in the Tropics discusses the ecology of the tropics and examines how it is different from the temperate zone where western science evolved. The author discusses how native people traditionally subsisted in different ecological zones of the tropics and how they rationalized their relationship. The author also takes a critical look at the impact of colonialism in the tropics and how it changed traditional cultures and their relationship with the environment. The current clash between economics and ecology in the tropics is explored in depth. According to the author, we are now able to draw "a line in the sand" and illustrate the consequences of continuing current practices. Environmental Management in the Tropics shows how this situation developed and discusses how the two opposing concepts must be brought back into harmony. The book is one of the few studies to take a truly interdisciplinary approach combining the serious inevitabilities of natural science with the variables of history, culture, politics, and economics.It gives us a new respect for the past and tradition of the tropics and clearly spells out why dramatic changes must occur to prevent further degradation of the tropical environment. Environmental Management in the Tropics is an important reference for ecologists, conservationists, scientists, researchers, environmental consultants, land managers and developers, members of the world regulatory community, and anyone working on projects in tropical regions. |
| Illustrations: |
1, black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
CRC Press Inc |
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Returnable |
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