Amazon sweet sea : land, life, and water at the river's mouth /

How human use of the Amazon estuary's natural resources has been affected by technological change, rapid urban growth, and accelerated market integration.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Smith, Nigel J. H., 1949-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2002.
Édition:1st ed.
Collection:Roger Fullington series in architecture.
Sujets:
Human ecology > Amazon River Valley.
Rain forest ecology > Amazon River Valley.
Environmental degradation > Amazon River Valley.
Environmental policy > Amazon River Valley.
Landscape changes > Amazon River Valley.
International economic relations.
Écologie humaine > Amazonie.
Écologie des forêts pluviales > Amazonie.
Environnement > Dégradation > Amazonie.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > Amazonie.
Paysages > Modifications > Amazonie.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Environmental Policy.
NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Rivers
Ecology.
Economic history.
Environmental degradation.
Environmental policy.
Human ecology.
Landscape changes.
Rain forest ecology.
Waldökosystem
Umweltschaden
Landschaftsentwicklung
Humanökologie
Mündungsgebiet
Regenwald
Amazon River Valley > Environmental conditions.
Amazon River Valley > Economic conditions.
Amazonie > Conditions économiques.
Amazon River Valley.
Amazonas
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Preface; 1. Where Titans Meet; 2. Reinventing Pristine Nature; 3. Jungle Cowboys; 4. Pillars of Life; 5. A Banquet of Wild Fruits; 6. In the Shadow of the Forest; 7. Chainsaw Orgy; 8. Fishing and Plants in the River-Sea; 9. The Hunt between Land and Water; 10. Misty Dawn; Appendix 1. Common and Scientific Names of Plants; Appendix 2. Common and Scientific Names of Animals; Notes; Further Reading; Index.

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