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Borneo Transformed
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Author : Jean-Francois Bissonnette
language : en
Publisher: NUS Press
Release Date : 2011-03-01
Borneo Transformed written by Jean-Francois Bissonnette and has been published by NUS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-01 with Social Science categories.
Since the 1960s, Southeast Asia's agricultural sector has experienced phenomenal growth, with increases in production linked to an energy-intensive capitalization of agriculture and the rapid development of agrifood systems and agribusiness. Agricultural intensification and territorial expansion have been key to this process, with expansion of areas under cultivation playing an unusually important role in the transformation of the countryside and livelihoods of its inhabitants. Borneo, with vast tracts of land not yet under crops, has been the epicenter of this expansion process, with rubber and oil palm acting as the spearhead. Indonesia's Kalimantan provinces and the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak have all undergone major changes but the time frames have varied, as have the crops involved. Agricultural expansion in Borneo is both an economic and a political process, and it has brought about profound socio-economic transformations, including deforestation, and development of communication networks. There has also been rapid population growth, much faster than in either Indonesia or Malaysia as a whole, with attendant pressures on employment, housing and social services. Until the end of the 20th century, agricultural expansion in Indonesia and Malaysia was largely state driven, with the goal of poverty reduction. Subsequently, as in Borneo, boom crop expansion has been taken over by private corporations that are driven by profit maximization rather than poverty reduction.
Transforming Borneo From Land Exploitation To Sustainable Development
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Author : Goh Chun Sheng
language : en
Publisher: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
Release Date : 2023-03-30
Transforming Borneo From Land Exploitation To Sustainable Development written by Goh Chun Sheng and has been published by ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-30 with Social Science categories.
“There is an energizing boldness in this synthesis: the right big-picture questions aligning all the way down to the right complexities on the ground, and across the diverse territories that comprise contemporary Borneo. A manifesto for the kinds of cross-sectoral and applied research that can make the difference to the future of Borneo.” Cynthia Ong, Chief Executive Facilitator, Forever Sabah “A surgical and timely compendium on the transformation of Borneo’s forests and land use with clear regional implications. If you care about the future of conservation in this part of the world, you will find all the key ingredients here for its salvation.” Gopalasamy Reuben Clements, Professor at Sunway University, Co-founder of Nature-Based Solutions “A perspective about balancing the future amidst the need for economic and social development while providing a better and more sustainable Borneo. It is something that you will need to help drive home change and make a sustainable impact for people and planet without compromising profit.” Timothy Ong, Head of Circular Bio-economy Unit, Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA)
In Place Of The Forest
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Author : H. C. Brookfield
language : en
Publisher: United Nations University Press
Release Date : 1995
In Place Of The Forest written by H. C. Brookfield and has been published by United Nations University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Deforestation categories.
This book describes the modern transformation of Borneo and the eastern side of the Malay Peninsula, an area considered to be "environmentally critical" because of the massive deforestation that has taken place there since the 1960s. The conclusions indicate that great dangers arise from national policies that continue to treat this region as a "resource frontier" despite its growing resource scarcity.
In Place Of The Forest
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Author : Harold Chillingworth Brookfield
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
In Place Of The Forest written by Harold Chillingworth Brookfield and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Deforestation categories.
Nomads Of The Borneo Rainforest
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Author : Bernard Sellato
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 1994-08-01
Nomads Of The Borneo Rainforest written by Bernard Sellato and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-08-01 with Social Science categories.
The Punan societies of Borneo, traditionally nomadic rainforest hunters and gatherers, have undergone a transformation over the past centuries. As downriver farming peoples expanded upstream and their cultures and technologies diffused, the Punan gradually abandoned their nomadic existence for a more sedentary life of trade-related activities and subsistence agriculture. But the culture that has emerged from these changes is still based on the enduring ideological premises of nomadism. This study, historical in perspective, examines the many factors-ecological, economic, commercial, political, social, cultural, and ideological-that have played a part in this continuing transformation. Foreword by Georges Condominas.
Ancestors In Borneo Societies
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Author : Pascal Couderc
language : en
Publisher: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
Release Date : 2012
Ancestors In Borneo Societies written by Pascal Couderc and has been published by Nordic Institute of Asian Studies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with History categories.
This title presents a study of ancestors in Borneo societies. It is based on ethnographics research by anthropologists and challenges classic ethnographic representations of ancestor worship and genealogical understandings of ancestors in anthropology.
Post War Borneo 1945 1950
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Author : Ooi Keat Gin
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-05-29
Post War Borneo 1945 1950 written by Ooi Keat Gin and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-29 with History categories.
This book examines Borneo, both British Borneo – Brunei, Sarawak and North Borneo – and Dutch Borneo in the period 1945-1950. Borneo then was at the crossroads. Following the Japanese Occupation, the likely future status of the various Bornean territories was not at all clear, and the book discusses the various factions and powers, both local and international, who were contending for control in this period. It examines the effects of the Japanese surrender, the impact of the subsequent interregnum and Australian and British military administrations, the reassertion of Dutch control, the struggle for Indonesian independence, and movements for local autonomy, reassertion of ethnic rights, interests and identity. It charts developments throughout this volatile and uncertain period, up to the point at which the newly independent Republic of Indonesia emerged and a more settled period began.
Visual Celebration Of Borneo S Wildlife
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Author : Fanny Lai
language : en
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Release Date : 2016-08-16
Visual Celebration Of Borneo S Wildlife written by Fanny Lai and has been published by Tuttle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-16 with Nature categories.
This Borneo wildlife pictorial offers nature lovers, visitors to Borneo and armchair explorers an unparalleled introduction to this mysterious treasure island. Illustrated with more than 350 images, taken by Bjorn Olesen and other wildlife photographers, A Visual Celebration of Borneo's Wildlife is a photographic tribute to the most spectacular wildlife species on the second-largest tropical island on Earth. It displays nature's beauty, revealing many private moments of the astonishing biodiversity of Borneo, where nature runs riot. Based on the latest research, it is filled with captivating little-known facts about the wildlife that modern-day travelers may come across when visiting this enchanting island. It also describes the top 16 wildlife locations in Borneo, with a comprehensive list of recommended reading, websites and blogs provided. Also included is a foreword by HRH Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, President of Fauna & Flora International. **All of the authors' royalties will be donated to Fauna & Flora International for nature conservation work in Southeast Asia.**
Hierarchies Of Power
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Author : Imam Ardhianto
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-04-11
Hierarchies Of Power written by Imam Ardhianto and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-11 with Religion categories.
This book focuses on a Pentecostal-Evangelical Kenyah community in central Borneo, a region that crosses the border between Malaysia and Indonesia. The book argues that the Pentecostal-Evangelical (P/e) mode of religious authority and organization has the capacity to adapt to both the pre-existing hierarchical traditional institution such as Adat and modern egalitarian social forms. It has been necessary within the context of Kenyah’s experience of religious change as it enabled many actors from various social classes to obtain and perceive religious authority in a specific local and regional political-religious situation while promoting their identity as egalitarian and autonomous modern subjects. In contrast with other studies on the P/e church that emphasize its egalitarian spirit as a factor that supports its impressive growth, the book contends that its adaptive structural characteristics have enabled the development of this specific Christian denomination to expand rapidly and play a dominant position in contemporary social life in various parts of the world. The book thus provides novel findings in the study of religious change in Southeast Asia by enriching the discussion of historical transformation in the region, and analyzing the articulation of global and regional Christian movements, with the socio-political characteristics of Bornean society.
Continuity Under Change In Dayak Societies
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Author : Cathrin Arenz
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-04-27
Continuity Under Change In Dayak Societies written by Cathrin Arenz and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-27 with Social Science categories.
This volume provides a balanced picture of change and continuity within Dayak societies from an anthropological perspective by exploring diverse ways in which certain kinds of knowledge, performances and practices continue within the context of rapid and profound change. The contributions cover a broad variety of topics including political reform, decentralisation, environmental change and related changes in natural resource management, religion and ritual practice, the (re-)formation of ethnic identities as well as conflict transformation in Indonesian Borneo.