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  • Indigenous Perspectives on Sacred Natural Sites

    Culture, Governance and Conservation

    Edición de Jonathan Liljeblad, Bas Verschuuren ...
    Much previous literature on sacred natural sites has been written from a non-indigenous perspective. In contrast, this book facilitates a greater self-expression of indigenous perspectives regarding treatment of the sacred and its protection and governance in the face of threats from various forms of natural resource exploitation and development.It provides indigenous custodians the opportunity to ... Leer más

    $73.99 USD

  • Cultural and Spiritual Significance of Nature in Protected Areas

    Governance, Management and Policy

    Edición de Bas Verschuuren, Steve Brown ...
    Cultural and spiritual bonds with ‘nature’ are among the strongest motivators for nature conservation; yet they are seldom taken into account in the governance and management of protected and conserved areas. The starting point of this book is that to be sustainable, effective, and equitable, approaches to the management and governance of these areas need to engage with people’s deeply held ... Leer más

    $82.99 USD

  • Asian Sacred Natural Sites

    Philosophy and practice in protected areas and conservation

    Edición de Bas Verschuuren, Naoya Furuta ...
    Nature conservation planning tends to be driven by models based on Western norms and science, but these may not represent the cultural, philosophical and religious contexts of much of Asia. This book provides a new perspective on the topic of sacred natural sites and cultural heritage by linking Asian cultures, religions and worldviews with contemporary conservation practices and approaches.The ... Leer más

    $91.99 USD

  • Community Well-being in Biocultural Landscapes eBook

    Are we living well?

    Edición de Bas Verschuuren, Suneetha M. Subramanian, Wim Hiemstra ...
    There is a growing recognition that living well must go beyond economic and material plenty to encompass social and spiritual well-being. But what do we understand by these wider aspects of well-being? Community Well-being in Biocultural Landscapes provides an introduction to the concept of human well-being as it relates to international rural development and conservation policy and practice. It ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • Sacred Natural Sites

    Conserving Nature and Culture

    Edición de Bas Verschuuren, Gonzalo Oviedo, Robert Wild, Jeffrey McNeely ...
    Sacred Natural Sites are the world's oldest protected places. This book focuses on a wide spread of both iconic and lesser known examples such as sacred groves of the Western Ghats (India), Sagarmatha /Chomolongma (Mt Everest, Nepal, Tibet - and China), the Golden Mountains of Altai (Russia), Holy Island of Lindisfarne (UK) and the sacred lakes of the Niger Delta (Nigeria).The book illustrates ... Leer más

    $84.99 USD

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  • Women and Disasters in South Asia

    Survival, security and development

    Edición de Swarna Rajagopalan, Linda Racioppi ...
    South Asia is one of the most vulnerable areas of an increasingly disaster-impacted world, with cyclones, earthquakes, floods and droughts causing several casualties and disrupting lives and livelihoods every year. Yet the impacts of disasters are not equally distributed across the peoples of the region.Women and men experience disaster differently, and their needs in the aftermath of disaster ... Leer más

    $62.99 USD

  • Development, Social Change and Environmental Sustainability

    Proceedings of the International Conference on Contemporary Sociology and Educational Transformation (ICCSET 2020), Malang, Indonesia, 23 September 2020

    Edición de Sumarmi, Abdul Kodir, Ken Miichi, Nanda Meiji, Joan Purwasih, Edo Andriesse, Dorina Ilies ...
    Nowadays, the concept of SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) is starting to replace the concept of MDGs (Millennium Developmental Goals). It is a global goal adopted by all United Nations member states. It emphasizes the idea that the development of every country can only be achieved by balancing other factors such as social, economic, and environmental sustainability. It is already clear how ... Leer más

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  • Tigers of the World

    The Science, Politics and Conservation of Panthera tigris

    Edición de Ronald Tilson, Philip J. Nyhus ...
    Series series Noyes Series in Animal Behavior, Ecology, Conservation, and Management
    Tigers of the World, Second Edition explores tiger biology, ecology, conservation, management, and the science and technology that make this possible. In 1988, when the first edition was published, tiger conservation was still in its infancy, and two decades later there has been a revolution not only in what is known, but how information about tigers is obtained and disseminated. In the fast ... Leer más

    $96.99 USD

  • Linking Conservation and Poverty Reduction

    Landscapes, People and Power

    de Robert Fisher, Stewart Maginnis, William Jackson, Edmund Barrow, Sally Jeanrenaud ...
    'This book aims to inspire the conservation community not to regard poverty reduction as someone else's job but to take responsibility for it as part of ecosystem restoration. Though no solutions are perfect,the text and examples given offer encouraging and useful guidance.' Gill Shepherd, poverty and landscapes thematic leader, IUCN Forest Conservation Programme. 'This book could be the catalyst ... Leer más

    $40.99 USD

  • Our Forest, Your Ecosystem, Their Timber

    Communities, Conservation, and the State in Community-Based Forest Management

    de Nicholas Menzies ...
    Community-based forest management (CBFM) is a model of forest management in which a community takes part in decision making and implementation, and monitoring of activities affecting the natural resources around them. CBFM provides a framework for a community members to secure access to the products and services that flow from the landscape in which they live and has become an essential component ... Leer más

    $67.99 USD

  • Nature Unbound

    Conservation, Capitalism and the Future of Protected Areas

    de Dan Brockington, Rosaleen Duffy, Jim Igoe ...
    This groundbreaking volume is the first comprehensive, critical examination of the rise of protected areas and their current social and economic position in our world. It examines the social impacts of protected areas, the conflicts that surround them, the alternatives to them and the conceptual categories they impose.The book explores key debates on devolution, participation and democracy; the ... Leer más

    $60.99 USD

  • Bangkok

    Place, Practice and Representation

    de Marc Askew ...
    Series series Asia's Transformations/Asia's Great Cities
    Bangkok is one of Asia's most interesting, varied, controversial and challenging cities. It is a city of contradictions, both in its present and past. This unique book examines the development of the city from its earliest days as the seat of the Thai monarchy to its current position as an infamous contemporary metropolis. Adopting insights from anthropology, urban studies and human geography, ... Leer más

    $73.99 USD