The social ecology of tropical forests : migration, populations and frontiers

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The social ecology of tropical forests : migration, populations and frontiers

edited by Wil de Jong, Lye Tuck-Po, Abe Ken-ichi

(Frontiers of area studies)

Kyoto University Press , Trans Pacific Press, 2006

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"Prepared for the International Forestry Research Symposium ... held in Kyoto from 5-7 December 2002, organized and co-sponsored by the Japan Center for Area Studies, National Museum of Ethnology and the Center for International Forestry Research, Bogor"--Acknowledgements

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Volume

: [ja] ISBN 9784876986750

Table of Contents

  • Migration and the Social Ecology of Tropical Forests
  • Migrant Characteristics and Land‐Use/Land‐Cover Change in the Pan‐Amazon Basin:A Comparative Analysis of Brazil,Bolivia,Ecuador and Per´u
  • Models of Migration in the Peruvian Amazon and their Impact on Tropical Forests
  • Forest Product Extraction, Migration and Deforestation in the Northern Bolivian Amazon
  • Migration and Forests:An Overview from Africa
  • Migrations, Frontiers and the Forest Margin in South‐western Ghana
  • Spatial Shifts and Migration Time Scales among the Baka Pygmies of Cameroon and the Punan of Borneo
  • An Overview of Migration and Deforestation in Southeast Asia:1880 to 2002
  • Commodities,Culture and Migration in Early Modern Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula and Borneo
  • Migration and Tropical Forests in the Central Highlands of Vietnam〔ほか〕

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ISBN 9781920901103

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Brings together various analyses from the three major tropical regions - Southeast Asia, the Amazon basin, and Sub-Saharan Africa - and by challenging simplistic correlations, the authors explore the complex relationships between deforestation and migration. The book provides both an historical overview of migration into these regions, and presents contemporary case studies to reveal the complex interplay of factors motivating migration. The scope of the discussion is extensive, covering historical issues such as the impact of the slave trade on Sub-Saharan African forests and communities, and contemporary dilemmas like the over-exploitation of natural forest products in Vietnam. The authors look at the broader picture of intertwining political, social, geographical, environmental, and historical influences, without seeking quick-fix solutions to the social and environmental issues arising from increasing forest cover loss. The analyses are spatially and temporally contextualised, drawing on both qualitative and quantitative data to provide a useful resource for studying the societies of tropical regions and their social ecology.

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