Floods of fortune : ecology and economy along the Amazon

Author(s)

• Goulding, Michael
• Smith, Nigel J. H.
• Mahar, Dennis J.

Bibliographic Information

Floods of fortune : ecology and economy along the Amazon

Michael Goulding, Nigel J.H. Smith, Dennis J. Mahar

Columbia University Press, c1996

• : pbk. : alk. paper

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-180) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780231104203

Description

-- Robert Mendelsohn, Ecoscience

Volume

: pbk. : alk. paper ISBN 9780231104210

Description

As the depredation of the planet's greatest storehouse of biodiversity-the Amazon region-continues apace, it is vitally important to understand the implications of the immense devastation the area has undergone. Describing the stunning diversity of plant an animal life found in and along the rivers, and showing how this wealth is being plundered, Floods of Fortune offers the first holistic view of the conservation drama unfolding in the Amazonian floodplain. Enriched with nearly 100 beautiful and arrested color photographs as well as an investigation of the cultural history of the region's human habitation, the book helps readers comprehend the complex environmental and social problems associated with Amazonian development and offers solutions that reconcile development with conservation.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA27960620
• ISBN:
  • 0231104200
  • 0231104219
• LCCN: 95010904
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: vi, 193 p.
• Size: 28 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QH77.A53
  • DC20 : 574.5/0981/1
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Endangered ecosystems -- Amazon River Valley
  • LCSH : Man -- Influence on nature -- Amazon River Valley
  • LCSH : Floodplain ecology -- Amazon River Valley
  • LCSH : Amazon River Valley -- Environmental conditions
  • LCSH : Ecosystem management -- Amazon River Valley