Small Islands in Peril?: Island Size and Island Lives in Melanesia - Couverture souple

 
9781760466534: Small Islands in Peril?: Island Size and Island Lives in Melanesia
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1760466530 ISBN 13 : 9781760466534
Editeur : ANU Press, 2024

Synopsis

This book explores the idea that small island communities could be regarded as canaries in the coal mine of sustainable development because of scientific and anecdotal evidence of a common link between rapid population growth, degradation of the local resource base, and intensification of disputes over the ownership and use of terrestrial and marine resources. The authors are all anthropologists with a specific interest in the question of whether the economic and social 'safety valves' that have previously served to break some of the feedback loops between these trends appear to be losing their efficacy. While much of the debate about economy-society-environment relationships on small islands has been overtaken by a narrow focus on the problem of climate change, the authors show that there are many other factors at work in the transformation of island lives and livelihoods.

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Éditeur
ANU Press
Date d'édition
2024
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1760466530
ISBN 13 
9781760466534
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
248
Éditeur
Filer Colin
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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