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