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The river of life : sustainable practices of native Americans and Indigenous peoples /

"Sustainability defines the need for any society to live within the constraints of the land's capacity to deliver all natural resources the society consumes. This book compares the general differences between Native Americans and western world view towards resources. It will provide the nu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Marchand, Michael E.
Otros Autores: George, Wendell
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2014]
Colección:Ecosystem science and applications.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Sustainability defines the need for any society to live within the constraints of the land's capacity to deliver all natural resources the society consumes. This book compares the general differences between Native Americans and western world view towards resources. It will provide the nuts and bolts of a sustainability portfolio designed by Indigenous peoples. This book introduces the ideas on how to link nature and society to make sustainable choices. To be sustainable, nature and its endowment needs to be linked to human behavior similar to the practices of Indigenous peoples. The main goal of this book is to facilitate thinking about how to change behavior and to integrate culture intothinking and decision-processes"--Provided by publisher.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (294 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783110275889
3110275880
311027583X
9783110275834
ISSN:2196-6737