6. A Review of Amazonian Wetlands and Rivers: Valuable Environments Under Threat

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Valuable Environments Under Threat

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Barrow, Christopher. "6. A Review of Amazonian Wetlands and Rivers: Valuable Environments Under Threat". Human Impacts on Amazonia: The Role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Conservation and Development, edited by Darrell A. Posey and Michael J. Balick, New York Chichester, West Sussex: Columbia University Press, 2006, pp. 98-121. https://doi.org/10.7312/pose10588-009

Barrow, C. (2006). 6. A Review of Amazonian Wetlands and Rivers: Valuable Environments Under Threat. In D. Posey & M. Balick (Ed.), Human Impacts on Amazonia: The Role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Conservation and Development (pp. 98-121). New York Chichester, West Sussex: Columbia University Press. https://doi.org/10.7312/pose10588-009

Barrow, C. 2006. 6. A Review of Amazonian Wetlands and Rivers: Valuable Environments Under Threat. In: Posey, D. and Balick, M. ed. Human Impacts on Amazonia: The Role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Conservation and Development. New York Chichester, West Sussex: Columbia University Press, pp. 98-121. https://doi.org/10.7312/pose10588-009

Barrow, Christopher. "6. A Review of Amazonian Wetlands and Rivers: Valuable Environments Under Threat" In Human Impacts on Amazonia: The Role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Conservation and Development edited by Darrell A. Posey and Michael J. Balick, 98-121. New York Chichester, West Sussex: Columbia University Press, 2006. https://doi.org/10.7312/pose10588-009

Barrow C. 6. A Review of Amazonian Wetlands and Rivers: Valuable Environments Under Threat. In: Posey D, Balick M (ed.) Human Impacts on Amazonia: The Role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Conservation and Development. New York Chichester, West Sussex: Columbia University Press; 2006. p.98-121. https://doi.org/10.7312/pose10588-009

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Frontmatter i
Contents v
Preface ix
Coeditor’s Note xv
Acknowledgments xvii
Thoughts on the Future of Amazonia 1
1. Romance and Reality 5
2. Constructing Tropical Nature 17
3. Demand for Two Classes of Traditional Agroecological Knowledge in Modern Amazonia 33
4. Fire in Roraima, 1998—Politics and Human Impact 51
5. The Cerrado of Brazilian Amazonia 85
6. A Review of Amazonian Wetlands and Rivers 98
7. Fragility and Resilience of Amazonian Soils 122
8 Is Successful Development of Brazilian Amazonia Possible Without Knowledge of the Soil and Soil Response to Development? 146
9. Fragile Soils and Deforestation Impacts 158
10. Concurrent Activities and Invisible Technologies 172
11. Institutional and Economic Issues in the Promotion of Commercial Forest Management in Amerindian Societies 181
12. Collect or Cultivate—A Conundrum 193
13. Extractivism, Domestication, and Privatization of a Native Plant Resource 210
14. Peasant Riverine Economies and Their Impact in the Lower Amazon 222
16. The Commodification of the Indian 248
17. Euphemism in the Forest 273
18. What’s the Difference Between a Peace Corps Worker and an Anthropologist? 286
19. Traditional Resource Use and Ethnoeconomics 307
20. Enhancing Social Capital 328
Appendix: Findings and Recommendations 345
Contributors 347
Index 349
Backmatter 367

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Preface ix
Coeditor’s Note xv
Acknowledgments xvii
Thoughts on the Future of Amazonia 1
1. Romance and Reality 5
2. Constructing Tropical Nature 17
3. Demand for Two Classes of Traditional Agroecological Knowledge in Modern Amazonia 33
4. Fire in Roraima, 1998—Politics and Human Impact 51
5. The Cerrado of Brazilian Amazonia 85
6. A Review of Amazonian Wetlands and Rivers 98
7. Fragility and Resilience of Amazonian Soils 122
8 Is Successful Development of Brazilian Amazonia Possible Without Knowledge of the Soil and Soil Response to Development? 146
9. Fragile Soils and Deforestation Impacts 158
10. Concurrent Activities and Invisible Technologies 172
11. Institutional and Economic Issues in the Promotion of Commercial Forest Management in Amerindian Societies 181
12. Collect or Cultivate—A Conundrum 193
13. Extractivism, Domestication, and Privatization of a Native Plant Resource 210
14. Peasant Riverine Economies and Their Impact in the Lower Amazon 222
16. The Commodification of the Indian 248
17. Euphemism in the Forest 273
18. What’s the Difference Between a Peace Corps Worker and an Anthropologist? 286
19. Traditional Resource Use and Ethnoeconomics 307
20. Enhancing Social Capital 328
Appendix: Findings and Recommendations 345
Contributors 347
Index 349
Backmatter 367

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