The Pacific Islands : environment and society / [edited by] Moshe Rapaport.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rapaport, Moshe, Author.

Contributor:

Rapaport, Moshe.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human geography--Islands of the Pacific.

Human geography.

Human ecology--Islands of the Pacific.

Human ecology.

Environmental protection--Islands of the Pacific.

Environmental protection.

Islands of the Pacific--Geography.

Islands of the Pacific.

Islands of the Pacific--Social life and customs.

Islands of the Pacific--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (474 p.)

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Pacific is the last major world region to be discovered by humans. Although small in total land area, its numerous islands and archipelagoes with their startlingly diverse habitats and biotas, extend across a third of the globe. This revised edition of a popular text explores the diverse landforms, climates, and ecosystems of the Pacific island region. Multiple chapters, written by leading specialists, cover the environment, history, culture, population, and economy. The work includes new or completely revised chapters on gender, music, logging, development, education, urbanization, health, ocean resources, and tourism. Throughout two key issues are addressed: the exceptional environmental challenges and the demographic/economic/political challenges facing the region. Although modern technology and media and waves of continental tourists are fast eroding island cultures, the continuing resilience of Pacific island populations is apparent.This is the only contemporary text on the Pacific Islands that covers both environment and sociocultural issues and will thus be indispensable for any serious student of the region. Unlike other reviews, it treats the entirety of Oceania (with the exception of Australia) and is well illustrated with numerous photos and maps, including a regional atlas.Contributors: David Abbott, Dennis A. Ahlburg, Glenn Banks, John Barker, Geoffrey Bertram, David A. Chappell, William C. Clarke, John Connell, Ron Crocombe, Julie Cupples, Derrick Depledge, Colin Filer, Gerard J. Fryer, Patricia Fryer, Brenden S. Holland, E. Alison Kay, David M. Kennedy, Lamont Lindstrom, Rick Lumpkin, Harley I. Manner, Selina Tusitala Marsh, Nancy McDowell, Hamish A. McGowan, Frank McShane, Simon Milne, R. John Morrison, Dieter Mueller-Dombois, Stephen G. Nelson, Patrick D. Nunn, Michael R. Ogden, Andrew Pawley, Jean-Louis Rallu, Vina Ram-Bidesi, Moshe Rapaport, Annette Sachs Robertson, Richard Scaglion, Donovan Storey, Andrew P. Sturman, Lynne D. Talley, James P. Terry, Randolph R. Thaman, Frank R. Thomas, Caroline Vercoe, Terence Wesley-Smith, Paul Wolffram.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Tables

Preface

The Physical Environment

1.Climate / Sturman, Andrew P. / McGowan, Hamish A.

2.Oceanography / Talley, Lynne D. / Fryer, Gerard J. / Lumpkin, Rick

3.Geology / Kennedy, David M. / Fryer, Gerard J. / Fryer, Patricia

4.Geomorphology / Nunn, Patrick D.

5.Soils / John, Morrison

6.Water / Depledge, Derrick / Terry, James P.

The Living Environment

7.Biogeography / Holland, Brenden S. / Kay, E. Alison

8.Terrestrial Ecosystems / Manner, Harley I. / Mueller-Dombois, Dieter / Rapaport, Moshe

9.Aquatic Ecosystems / Nelson, Stephen G.

History

10.The Precontact Period / Thomas, Frank R.

11. The Postcontact Period / Chappell, David A.

12. Changing Patterns of Power / Wesley-Smith, Terence

Culture

13.Language / Pawley, Andrew

14.Social Relations / Lindstrom, Lamont

15. Gender / Cupples, Julie / McDowell, Nancy

16. Tenure / Crocombe, Ron

17. Law / Scaglion, Richard

18. Religion / Barker, John

19. Literature / Marsh, Selina Tusitala

20. Art / Vercoe, Caroline

21. Music and Dance Performance / Wolffram, Paul

Population

22.Demography / Rallu, Jean Louis / Ahlburg, Dennis

23. Mobility to Migration / Connell, John / Rapaport, Moshe

24.Health / Robertson, Annette Sachs

25.Education / Crocombe, Ron

26. Urban Challenges / Challenges, Urban / Connell, John

Economy

27. Pacific Island Economies / Bertram, Geoff

28.Agriculture / Manner, Harley I. / Thaman, Randolph R.

29. Logging / Filer, Colin

30. Ocean Resources / Ram-Bidesi, Vina

31.Mining / Banks, Glenn

32. Tourism / Milne, Simon

33. Communications / Ogden, Michael R.

34. Development Prospects / Storey, Donovan / Abbott, David

Atlas

Island Gazetteer

Contributors

index

Notes:

Originally published in 1999 by Bess Press.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Aug 2019)

ISBN:

9780824865849

0824865847

OCLC:

859157648