Change And Adaptation In Western Samoa
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Change And Adaptations In Western Samoa
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Author : Malama Meleisea
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Change And Adaptations In Western Samoa written by Malama Meleisea and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Samoa categories.
Change And Adaptation In Western Samoa
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Author : Malama Meleisea
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Change And Adaptation In Western Samoa written by Malama Meleisea and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with categories.
Modern Samoa
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Author : Felix Maxwell Keesing
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
Modern Samoa written by Felix Maxwell Keesing and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with History categories.
The Warm Winds Of Change
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Author : Cluny Macpherson
language : en
Publisher: Auckland University Press
Release Date : 2013-10-01
The Warm Winds Of Change written by Cluny Macpherson and has been published by Auckland University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-01 with Political Science categories.
What leads a Samoan villager to buy a Chinese polypropylene mat rather than making a pandanus mat? When do Pacific emigrants stop sending back money to their home village? Do villagers stop giving away fish when they have a refrigerator to store it in? In The Warm Winds of Change, Cluny and La'avasa Macpherson look at ordinary lives in a Pacific village in order to provide an accessible introduction to the ways in which Pacific societies are being transformed by the forces of globalisation. Global culture has had a powerful impact on the flora and fauna, the people, languages and cultures of the Pacific for many centuries. But these earlier changes were largely controlled and managed by Pacific societies as new people, ideas, and things were incorporated into traditional chiefly culture. The Macphersons suggest that recent changes are delivering a more profound challenge to tradition. Society is shifting from baskets to buckets, from chiefly and religious authority to a questioning democracy, from in-kind work to a cash economy. Every day in Western news, media report on the key forces of globalisation - free flows of capital, people and ideas, the impact of big cultures and economics on small nations, the falling costs of distance. Here the Macphersons make those forces tangible by showing us how globalisation is transforming daily life in an ordinary Pacific village.
Pacific Climate Cultures
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Author : Tony Crook
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Pacific Climate Cultures written by Tony Crook and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with History categories.
Low-lying Pacific island nations are experiencing the frontline of sea-level rises and climate change and are responding creatively and making-sense in their own vernacular terms. Pacific Climate Cultures aims to bring Oceanic philosophies to the frontline of social science theorization. It explores the home-grown ways that 'climate change' becomes absorbed into the combined effects of globalization and into a living nexus of relations amongst human and non-humans, spirits and elements. Contributors to this edited volume explore diverse examples of living climate change--from floods and cyclones, through song and navigation, to new forms of art, community initiatives and cultural appropriations--and demonstrate their international relevance in understanding climate change. A Prelude by His Highness Tui Atua Efi and Afterword by Anne Salmond frame an Introduction by Tony Crook & Peter Rudiak-Gould and nine chapters by contributors including John Connell, Elfriede Hermann & Wolfgang Kempf and Cecilie Rubow. Endorsement from Professor Margaret Jolly, Australian National University: This exciting volume offers innovative insights on climate cultures across Oceania. It critically interrogates Western environmental sciences which fail to fully appreciate Oceanic knowledges and practices. It reveals how climate science can be both 'a weapon of the weak' and 'an act of symbolic violence of the powerful'. A compelling series of studies in the Cook islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea and Samoa suggest not diverse cultural constructions of 'natural facts' but processes of knowledge exchange and at best a respectful reciprocity in confronting present challenges and disturbing future scenarios. 'Home-grown' Pacific discourses and ways of living emphasise the interconnections of all life on earth and in our cosmos; they do not differentiate between the natural and the moral, between environmental and cultural transformations. These studies evoke the creative agency of Oceanic peoples, too often seen as on the vanguard of victimhood in global representations of climate change, and offer distinctive visions for all humanity in these troubling times.
Managing Climate Change Adaptation In The Pacific Region
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Author : Walter Leal Filho
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-03-03
Managing Climate Change Adaptation In The Pacific Region written by Walter Leal Filho and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-03 with Science categories.
This book presents papers written by scholars, practitioners, and members of social movements and government agencies pursuing research and/or climate change projects in the Pacific region. Climate change is impacting the Pacific in various ways, including numerous negative effects on the natural environment and biodiversity. As such, a better understanding of how climate change affects Pacific communities is required, in order to identify processes, methods, and tools that can help countries and the communities in the region to adapt and become more resilient. Further, the book showcases successful examples of how to cope with the social, economic, and political problems posed by climate change in the region.
Migration And Underdevelopment
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Author : Paul Shankman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Migration And Underdevelopment written by Paul Shankman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Business & Economics categories.
Monograph comprising a case study of the economic implications of migration in Western Samoa, illustrating the relationship of remittance dependence to underdevelopment and its impact on social and cultural anthropology - examines data from both local level (village) and national level, and includes a literature survey of relevant interdisciplinary research. Bibliography pp. 113 to 129 and statistical tables.
Dealing With Climate Change On Small Islands Towards Effective And Sustainable Adaptation
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Author : Carola Klöck
language : en
Publisher: Göttingen University Press
Release Date : 2019
Dealing With Climate Change On Small Islands Towards Effective And Sustainable Adaptation written by Carola Klöck and has been published by Göttingen University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Climate change mitigation categories.
Small islands have received growing attention in the context of climate change. Rising sea-levels, intensifying storms, changing rainfall patterns and increasing temperatures force islanders to deal with and adapt to a changing climate. How do they respond to the challenge? What works, what doesn’t – and why? The present volume addresses these questions by exploring adaptation experiences in small islands across the world’s oceans from various perspectives and disciplines, including geography, anthropology, political science, psychology, and philosophy. The contributions to the volume focus on political and financial difficulties of climate change governance; highlight the importance of cultural values, local knowledge and perceptions in and for adaptation; and question to what extent mobility and migration constitute sustainable adaptation. Overall, the contributions highlight the diversity of island contexts, but also their specific challenges; they present valuable lessons for both adaptation success and failure, and emphasise island resilience and agency in the face of climate change.
Changes And Adaptions In Western Samoa
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Author : Malama Meleisea
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Changes And Adaptions In Western Samoa written by Malama Meleisea and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Western Samoa categories.
Adapting To Climate Change
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Author : Bruce C. Glavovic
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business
Release Date : 2014-04-18
Adapting To Climate Change written by Bruce C. Glavovic and has been published by Springer Science & Business this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-18 with Nature categories.
This book identifies lessons learned from natural hazard experiences to help communities plan for and adapt to climate change. Written by leading experts, the case studies examine diverse experiences, from severe storms to sea-level related hazards, droughts, heat waves, wildfires, floods, earthquakes and tsunami, in North America, Europe, Australasia, Asia, Africa and Small Island Developing States. The lessons are grouped according to four imperatives: (i) Develop collaborative governance networks; (ii) build adaptive capabilities; (iii) invest in pre-event planning; and (iv) the moral imperative to undertake adaptive actions that advance resilience and sustainability. "A theoretically rich and empirically grounded analysis of the interface between disaster risk management and climate change adaptation, comprehensive yet accessible, and very timely." Mark Pelling, Department of Geography, King’s College London, UK. "This book represents a major contribution to the understanding of natural hazards planning as an urgent first step for reducing disaster risk and adapting to climate change to ensure sustainable and equitable development." Sálvano Briceño, Vice-Chair, Science Committee, Integrated Research on Disaster Risk IRDR, an ICSU/ISSC/ISDR programme. Former Director International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, UNISDR. “What a welcome addition to the young literature on climate adaptation and hazard mitigation! Bruc e Glavovic and Gavin Smith each bring to the editing task a rare blend of solid scholarly attainment and on-the-ground experience that shines through in this extensively-documented synthesis of theoretical ideas from the realms of climate and hazards and their validation in a rich set of diverse case studies pulled in from around the world. This book should remain a classic for many years.” William H. Hooke, American Meteorological Society.