Indigenous Pacific approaches to climate change : pacific island countries / Jenny Bryant-Tokalau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bryant-Tokalau, Jenny.

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Palgrave studies in disaster anthropology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes.

Traditional ecological knowledge.

Human beings--Effect of climate on.

Human ecology.

Pacific Ocean--Islands of the Pacific.

Human ecology--Islands of the Pacific.

Human beings--Effect of climate on--Islands of the Pacific.

Human beings.

Traditional ecological knowledge--Islands of the Pacific.

Climatic changes--Islands of the Pacific.

Physical Description:

xxi, 111 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]

Summary:

"This book explores how Pacific Island communities are responding to the challenges wrought by climate change--most notably fresh water accessibility, the growing threat of disease, and crop failure. The Pacific Island nations are not alone in facing these challenges, but their responses are unique in that they arise from traditional and community-based understandings of climate and disaster. Knowledge sharing, community education, and widespread participation in decision-making have promoted social resilience to such challenges across the Pacific. In this exploration of the Pacific Island countries, Bryant-Tokalau demonstrates that by understanding the inter-relatedness of local expertise, customary resource management, traditional knowledge and practice, as well as the roles of leaders and institutions, local "knowledge-practice-belief systems" can be used to inform adaptation to disasters wherever they occur."--Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

Introduction

Pacific Responses to and Knowledge of Climate Change

Adaptation to Climate Change in the Pacific Islands : Theory, Dreams, Practice and Reality

Handling Weather Disasters : The Resilience and Adaptive Capacity of Pacific Island Communities

Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Urbanization : Relocation, Planning and Modern Disasters

Conclusion : What Can Pacific Island Countries Teach Others About Climate Change?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Bryant-Tokalau, Jenny. Indigenous Pacific approaches to climate change.

ISBN:

9783319783987

331978398X

9783319783994

3319783998

OCLC:

1035850394

Publisher Number:

99979281620