Gardens Of Oceania
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Gardens Of Oceania
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Author : Annie Walter
language : en
Publisher: IRD Editions
Release Date : 2007
Gardens Of Oceania written by Annie Walter and has been published by IRD Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Agriculture categories.
Gardens of Oceania summarises available knowledge about numerous food plants with commercial potential, in order to assure the development of an agriculture that can produce a sufficient amount to cope with a formidable population growth while at the same time preserving the Vanuatu environment.
Wild Flowers Of Australia And Oceania
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Author : Michael Lavelle
language : en
Publisher: Southwater Publishing
Release Date : 2008
Wild Flowers Of Australia And Oceania written by Michael Lavelle and has been published by Southwater Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Wild flowers categories.
The countryside around us is teaming with wild flowers and flora; each plant an intrinsic part of its landscape, however fleetingly, and a small component of an ecosystem that provides food, a home and shelter to birds, insects and other wildlife. While
Australia New Zealand And The Pacific
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Author : Donald S. Garden
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2005-08-19
Australia New Zealand And The Pacific written by Donald S. Garden and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08-19 with Science categories.
A fascinating study of the environmental history of Australia, New Zealand, and the islands of the Pacific, from the time of the dinosaurs to the present day. Of interest to students and academics alike, this book provides a much-needed synthesis of the recent literature on the environmental history of Australia and Oceania. Part of ABC-CLIO's Nature and Human Societies series, this book maps out the key trends in the region's environmental history, charting the creation of the Australian continent from the ancient land mass of Gondwanaland to the arrival of humans. Especially fascinating are the chapters highlighting how successive waves of human migration created environmental havoc throughout the region, leading to the collapse of the Easter Island civilization and the spread of nonindigenous flora and fauna. From the controversies over the reasons why creatures such as the marsupial lion and the giant kangaroo became extinct to such contemporary problems as deforestation and global warming, this book contains sobering lessons for us all.
Oceania
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Author : Douglas L. Oliver
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 1989-02-01
Oceania written by Douglas L. Oliver 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 1989-02-01 with Social Science categories.
"Part 1 of the book...deals with the geography of the region and with the biological, linguistic, and archaeological evidence concerning the origins of the Oceanians and their movements into and within the region. Part 2 describes the tools and techniques by which the recent (but not yet markedly Westernized) Oceanians satisfied their basic, pan-human needs, as qualified by their many different, culturally defined, perceptions of those needs...Finally, Part 3 focuses on the varieties of social structures within which those 'technical' activities took place." -from the Prologue
Island Rivers
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Author : John R. Wagner
language : en
Publisher: ANU Press
Release Date : 2018-06-19
Island Rivers written by John R. Wagner and has been published by ANU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-19 with Social Science categories.
Anthropologists have written a great deal about the coastal adaptations and seafaring traditions of Pacific Islanders, but have had much less to say about the significance of rivers for Pacific island culture, livelihood and identity. The authors of this collection seek to fill that gap in the ethnographic record by drawing attention to the deep historical attachments of island communities to rivers, and the ways in which those attachments are changing in response to various forms of economic development and social change. In addition to making a unique contribution to Pacific island ethnography, the authors of this volume speak to a global set of issues of immense importance to a world in which water scarcity, conflict, pollution and the degradation of riparian environments afflict growing numbers of people. Several authors take a political ecology approach to their topic, but the emphasis here is less on hydro-politics than on the cultural meaning of rivers to the communities we describe. How has the cultural significance of rivers shifted as a result of colonisation, development and nation-building? How do people whose identities are fundamentally rooted in their relationship to a particular river renegotiate that relationship when the river is dammed to generate hydro-power or polluted by mining activities? How do blockages in the flow of rivers and underground springs interrupt the intergenerational transmission of local ecological knowledge and hence the ability of local communities to construct collective identities rooted in a sense of place?
Australia Oceania Antarctica
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Author : Kevin Hillstrom
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2003-11-19
Australia Oceania Antarctica written by Kevin Hillstrom and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-11-19 with Social Science categories.
A concise yet thorough overview of environmental issues, problems, and controversies facing Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica. They are vast, distant, and scarcely populated. Yet the environments of Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica are facing the same threats confronting the rest of the planet, as well as some unique ones of their own. How have human-introduced species impacted Australia's natural order? What new global conventions are helping close Antarctica's ozone hole? And how is global climate change threatening the South Pacific's species-rich coral reefs? The region's governments are grappling with the spectre of global warming, which, if not meaningfullly addressed by industrialized nations half a world away, could produce rising sea levels capable of engulfing several states of Oceania and partially submerging portions of many other inhabited islands. Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica tackles the difficult issues, tough problems, and political controversies surrounding these lands of extremes.
The Sweet Potato In Oceania
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Author : Chris Ballard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
The Sweet Potato In Oceania written by Chris Ballard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Gardening categories.
"The goals, stated or implicit, included: a review of the status of knowledge about sweet potato in Oceania, covering advances in agronomic, botanical, archaelogical and ethnographic understanding; a regional overview, integrating advances in both Polynesia and Melanesia; an assessment of the significance of sweet potato in the region, relative to other crops, other introductions or innovations; and the identification of areas for future research. This volume is not intended as a comprehensive statement on the topic - one obvious deficiency in our coverage is the limited discussion of recent genetic work - but it should provide a useful statement of developments since 1974 in our understanding of sweet potato's history in Oceania and serve as a spur to further, more focused research."--P. v.
Fruits Of Oceania
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Author : Annie Walter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Fruits Of Oceania written by Annie Walter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Agricultural extension work categories.
This book covers the woody species, which cultivated or wild, produce the great majority of fleshy and non-fleshy fruits of the Pacific Four regions served as the study area: Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga.
The Melanesian World
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Author : Eric Hirsch
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-03-28
The Melanesian World written by Eric Hirsch and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-28 with Social Science categories.
This wide-ranging volume captures the diverse range of societies and experiences that form what has come to be known as Melanesia. It covers prehistoric, historic and contemporary issues, and includes work by art historians, political scientists, geographers and anthropologists. The chapters range from studies of subsistence, ritual and ceremonial exchange to accounts of state violence, new media and climate change. The ‘Melanesian world’ assembled here raises questions that cut to the heart of debates in the human sciences today, with profound implications for the ways in which scholars across disciplines can describe and understand human difference. This impressive collection of essays represents a valuable resource for scholars and students alike.
Land Tenure In Oceania
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Author : Henry Peder Lundsgaarde
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
Land Tenure In Oceania written by Henry Peder Lundsgaarde and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Land tenure categories.