One of the primary challenges facing researchers and practitioners
in their efforts to address issues of poverty and environment is
the need to deepen our understanding of the logic that guides
people's decisions over resource use, particularly among the rural
poor whose livelihoods often depend on fragile and dynamic
environments. This study seeks to identify the set of factors that
influences how people respond to abrupt environmental disturbances
and resource scarcity through changes in livelihood and resource
management practices in two riverine communities of the Peruvian
Amazon. The results reveal that socioeconomic characteristics such
as forest knowledge and access to agricultural land explain
striking differences among households in livelihood responses to
environmental change, particularly concerning resource use
behavior, resilience to disturbance, and the propensity to adopt
more sustainable resource management strategies. This book should
be especially useful to researchers, NGOs, policy makers, and
community leaders working towards - or anyone else concerned about
- poverty alleviation and sustainable resource use in tropical
humid environments.
General
Imprint: |
VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.
|
Country of origin: |
Germany |
Release date: |
August 2008 |
First published: |
August 2008 |
Authors: |
Maya Manzi
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
180 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-639-06692-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
Geography >
General
Promotions
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LSN: |
3-639-06692-8 |
Barcode: |
9783639066920 |
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