The nature and culture of rattan : reflections on vanishing life in the forests of Southeast Asia /

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Rattan is the common name for a diverse group of climbing palms found throughout Old World tropical forests. For centuries people have used them for binding, basketry, house construction, food, and numerous other non-market purposes; more recently the canes of some species have been gathered for the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Siebert, Stephen F. (Stephen Frederic), 1955-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, ©2012.
©2012
Temas:
Rattan > Southeast Asia.
Rattan palms > Utilization > Southeast Asia.
Rotin > Asie du Sud-Est.
Rotangs > Asie du Sud-Est > Utilisation.
GARDENING > Fruit.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > General.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Rattan.
Rattan palms > Utilization.
Southeast Asia.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Rattan and a changing world
  • The ecology, diversity, and climbing prowess of rattan
  • Historical and current uses of rattan
  • Forest communities and rattan management
  • From forest to furniture boutique
  • Rattan and household livelihood
  • The history of a Sulawesi rattan village
  • Cane gathering : nuisances, risks, and pain
  • Sustainable harvesting : a local view
  • Rattan cultivation : rich history, uncertain future
  • Rattan, religion, and family planning.

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