The Pacific islands : environment and society /

The Pacific is the last major world region to be discovered by humans. Although small in total land area, its numerous islands and archipelagoes with their startlingly diverse habitats and biotas, extend across a third of the globe. This revised edition of a popular text explores the diverse landfor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Rapaport, Moshe
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2013]
Edición:Revised edition.
Temas:
Environmental protection > Islands of the Pacific.
Human ecology > Islands of the Pacific.
Human geography > Islands of the Pacific.
Environnement > Protection > Pacifique, Îles du.
Écologie humaine > Pacifique, Îles du.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Geography.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Environmental protection.
Geography.
Human ecology.
Human geography.
Manners and customs.
Islands of the Pacific > History.
Islands of the Pacific > Social life and customs.
Islands of the Pacific > Geography.
Pacifique, Îles du > Histoire.
Pacifique, Îles du > Mœurs et coutumes.
Pacifique, Îles du > Géographie.
Pacific Ocean > Islands of the Pacific.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Climate
  • Oceanography
  • Geology
  • Geomorphology
  • Soils
  • Water
  • Biogeography
  • Terrestrial Ecosystems
  • Aquatic Ecosystems
  • The Precontact Period
  • The Postcontact Period
  • Changing Patterns of Power
  • Language
  • Social Relations
  • Gender
  • Tenure
  • Law
  • Religion
  • Literature
  • Art
  • Music and Dance Performance
  • Demography
  • Mobility to Migration
  • Health
  • Education
  • Urban Challenges
  • Pacific Island Economies
  • Agriculture
  • Logging
  • Ocean Resources
  • Mining
  • Tourism
  • Communications
  • Development Prospects
  • Atlas
  • Island Gazetteer.

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