Through Amazonian eyes : the human ecology of Amazonian populations / Emilio F. Moran.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moran, Emilio F.

Standardized Title:

Ecologia humana das populações da Amazônia. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human ecology--Amazon River Region.

Human ecology.

Indians of South America--Amazon River Region.

Indians of South America.

Human ecology--Brazil.

Nature--Effect of human beings on--Amazon River Region.

Nature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, c1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this well-written, comprehensive, reasonable yet passionate volume, Emilio Moran introduces us to the range of human and ecological diversity in the Amazon Basin. By describing the complex heterogeneity on the Amazon's ecological mosaic and its indigenous populations' conscious adaptations to this diversity, he leads us to realize that there are strategies of resource use which do not destroy the structure and function of ecosystems. Finally, and most important, he examines ways in which we might benefit from the study of human ecology to design and implement a balance betwe

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Amazonia: People and Environment; 2. Blackwater Ecosystems; 3. Upland Forests; 4. Floodplains; 5. Savannas; 6. Human Ecology as a Critique of Development; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Rev. and updated translation of: A ecologia humana das populacoes da Amazonia.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-226) and index.

ISBN:

1-58729-157-6

OCLC:

44964150