Livelihoods And Landscapes

Author : Martha G. Bell
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319523317
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pottery, Livelihoods, and Landscapes written by Martha G. Bell and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the pottery trade activities of the residents of the community of San Bartolomé de los Olleros in Piura, Peru. Based on extensive interviews with potters and traders, it explains why the barter of pots continues to be practiced, and explores how pottery production and exchange practices may now be changing. The book provides a unique and detailed analysis of the interconnections between handicraft production, rural trade networks, and agriculture in an Andean context. Pots are mainly bartered for food crops within a non-monetary peasant economy distinct from the “conventional” market. This practice is an important food source for pottery traders; thus trader livelihoods are placed at the center of this qualitative study of pottery distribution. Of primary importance are: 1) the decision-making processes surrounding exchange activities, 2) how exchange choices produce distinct spatial patterns, and 3) how the marketing of pots impacts livelihoods.

Author : Paulus Gerardus Maria Hebinck
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004161694
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Livelihoods and Landscapes written by Paulus Gerardus Maria Hebinck and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2007 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focussing on the past history and present day life of the people in two villages in the central Eastern Cape, South Africa, the book provides a vivid but detailed and insightful account of the transformation of rural society and economy since colonisation.

Author : Malcolm Cooper
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317396111
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rivers and Society written by Malcolm Cooper and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rivers and their watersheds constitute some of the most dynamic and complex landscapes. Rivers have sustained human communities, and human societies have utilized and altered river flows in a number of ways for millennia. However, the level of human impact on rivers, and on watershed environments, has become acute during the last hundred years or so. This book brings together empirical research and theoretical perspectives on the changing conditions of a range of river basin environments in the contemporary world, including the history and culture of local societies living in these river basins. It provides theoretical insights on the patterns and nature of the interaction between rivers and their use by human communities. The chapters are written from a variety of positions, including environmental science, hydrology, human ecology, urban studies, water management, historical geography, cultural anthropology and tourism studies. The case studies span different geographical regions, providing valuable insight on the multifaceted interactions between rivers and our societies, and on the changing riverscapes in different parts of the world. Specific detailed examples are included from Australia, Brazil, France, India, Iran, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, UK and USA. Chapter 11 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Author : Lucy Emerton
Publisher : IUCN
ISBN 13 : 2831712203
Total Pages : 19 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Markets and Incentives for Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy written by Lucy Emerton and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2009 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Stanturf
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400753268
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forest Landscape Restoration written by John Stanturf and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-11-28 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Restoration ecology, as a scientific discipline, developed from practitioners’ efforts to restore degraded land, with interest also coming from applied ecologists attracted by the potential for restoration projects to apply and/or test developing theories on ecosystem development. Since then, forest landscape restoration (FLR) has emerged as a practical approach to forest restoration particularly in developing countries, where an approach which is both large-scale and focuses on meeting human needs is required. Yet despite increased investigation into both the biological and social aspects of FLR, there has so far been little success in systematically integrating these two complementary strands. Bringing experts in landscape studies, natural resource management and forest restoration, together with those experienced in conflict management, environmental economics and urban studies, this book bridges that gap to define the nature and potential of FLR as a truly multidisciplinary approach to a global environmental problem. The book will provide a valuable reference to graduate students and researchers interested in ecological restoration, forest ecology and management, as well as to professionals in environmental restoration, natural resource management, conservation, and environmental policy.

Author : Sheona Shackleton
Publisher : MDPI
ISBN 13 : 3039214691
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Livelihood and Landscape Change in Africa: Future Trajectories for Improved Well-Being under a Changing Climate written by Sheona Shackleton and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is based on a Special Issue of the journal LAND that draws together a collection of 11 diverse articles at the nexus of climate change, landscapes, and livelihoods in rural Africa; all explore the links between livelihood and landscape change, including shifts in farming practices and natural resource use and management. The articles, which are all place-based case studies across nine African countries, cover three not necessarily mutually exclusive thematic areas, namely: smallholder farming livelihoods under new climate risk (five articles); long-term dynamics of livelihoods and landscape change and future trajectories (two articles); and natural resource management and governance under a changing climate, spanning forests, woodlands, and rangelands (four articles). The commonalities, key messages, and research gaps across the 11 articles are presented in a synthesis article. All the case studies pointed to the need for an integrated and in-depth understanding of the multiple drivers of landscape and livelihood change and how these interact with local histories, knowledge systems, cultures, complexities, and lived realities. Moreover, where there are interventions (such as new governance systems, REDD+ or climate smart agriculture), it is critical to interrogate what is required to ensure a fair and equitable distribution of emerging benefits.

Author : Paul Hebinck
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047430948
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Livelihoods and Landscapes written by Paul Hebinck and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2007-07-30 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on original data, secondary literature, aerial photographs and archives, this book analyzes changes in the use of the landscape and the nature of rural livelihoods in two South African villages. Taking an interdisciplinary approach on how livelihoods and landscapes in the Eastern Cape link the text provides a comprehensive study of the patterns of land use over time. Three separate chapters focus on cropping and cultivation practices, livestock and foraging as well as the gathering of wild plants. The book gives a vivid picture of the social dynamics and the interaction between ‘urban’ and ‘rural’. It depicts the steady deterioration in agricultural production and the corresponding increase in dependence on social grants and wages. Despite this trend remnants of a peasantry do exist.

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Publisher : IUCN
ISBN 13 : 2831715482
Total Pages : 47 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy: results and resolutions written by and published by IUCN. This book was released on with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : IUCN
ISBN 13 : 283171494X
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Moving closer to nature: lessons for landscapes and livelihoods from the Miyun landscape, China written by and published by IUCN. This book was released on with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : IUCN
ISBN 13 : 2831714982
Total Pages : 31 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unusual partnerships: lessons for landscapes and livelihoods from the Doe Mae Salong landscape, Thailand written by and published by IUCN. This book was released on with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: