Fishing, Foraging and Farming in the Bolivian Amazon On a Local Society in Transition /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Ringhofer, Lisa (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Community ecology, Biotic.; Sustainable development.; Environmental economics.; Anthropology.; Sociology.; Demography.; Life Sciences.; Community & Population Ecology.; Environmental Economics.; Sociology, general.; Sustainable Development.

Empirical in character, this book analyses the society-nature interaction of the Tsimane’, a rural indigenous community in the Bolivian Amazon. Following a common methodological framework, the material and energy flow (MEFA) approach, it gives a detailed account of the biophysical exchange relations...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction: Setting the Stage
• Sociometabolic Transitions and the MEFA Toolkit: Concepts and Methods
• Exploring an Indigenous World in the Bolivian Amazon: The Case of the Tsimane’
• Stocks, Flows and Land Use: The Metabolic Profile of Campo Bello
• Time, Work, and Other Functions
• Comparing Local Transitions Across The Developing World
• Local Visions for a Global Future.