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Taula de continguts “...Intro -- Preface -- Encounter in the Solomon Islands -- Purpose of the Study -- Structure of This Book -- Acknowledgments -- Conventions -- Spelling and Wording -- Notes on Methods and Analyses -- Currency -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Biocultural Diversity in Melanesia -- 1.1 Diversity in Melanesia -- 1.1.1 Biological Diversity -- 1.1.2 Cultural Diversity -- 1.2 Socioeconomic Changes -- 1.3 Previous Studies in Melanesia -- 1.4 Living with Biodiversity -- Chapter 2: Ecological History and Regional Context of Roviana -- 2.1 Fieldwork in Solomon Islands -- 2.2 Geography and Ecosystem -- 2.3 People of Roviana -- 2.4 Social and Cultural Background -- 2.4.1 Kastom -- 2.4.2 Chief -- 2.4.3 Wantok -- 2.4.4 Land Tenure -- 2.4.5 Tabu ples/Hope -- 2.4.6 Tension -- 2.4.7 Christianity -- 2.5 Main Villages Studied Here -- Chapter 3: Diversity in Landscape -- 3.1 Landscape Classification -- 3.2 Folk Classification of the Landscape -- 3.3 Primary and Secondary Forest -- 3.4 Logged Forest and Timber Plantations -- 3.5 Forest Reserve -- 3.6 Mangrove -- 3.7 Horticultural Gardens and Settlements -- 3.8 Similarity and Dissimilarity Between Forests -- Chapter 4: Subsistence on the Main Island, Barrier Islands, and at Sea -- 4.1 Human Ecological Approach -- 4.2 Subsistence Pattern -- 4.3 A Comparison of Human Use of the Main and Barrier Islands -- 4.4 Spatiotemporal Distribution of Cultivation Lands -- 4.5 Horticultural Practices and Soil Fertility -- 4.6 Crop Diversity and Production from Annuals and Perennials -- 4.7 Carrying Capacity of the Barrier Island -- 4.8 Fishing Activities in the Lagoon and Outer Seas -- Chapter 5: Plant Resources as Ecosystems Services -- 5.1 Quantitative Ethnobotany -- 5.2 Plants Used for Food -- 5.3 Plants Used to Treat Illnesses -- 5.4 Plants Used to Build Houses -- 5.5 Plants Used for Tools -- 5.6 Plants Used for Fuel -- 5.7 Plants Used in Two or More Purposes -- 5.8 Distribution of Useful Trees in Different Forest Types and on Islands -- 5.9 The Relationship between Subsistence Plant Use and Botanical Diversity -- 5.10 Traditional Methods of Subsistence May Contribute to Forest Biodiversity -- Chapter 6: Recognized Webs in Ecosystems -- 6.1 Folk Ecology -- 6.2 Knowledge and Recognition of Nature -- 6.3 Human–Plant Relationships -- 6.4 Human–Animal Relationships -- 6.5 Plant–Animal Relationships -- 6.6 Development and Changing Recognition of Ecological Webs -- 6.7 Conservation in Recognition -- Chapter 7: Changing Ethnobotanical Knowledge -- 7.1 Changing Ethnobotanical Knowledge -- 7.2 Cultural Consensus and Modernity -- 7.2.1 Conceptual Framework -- 7.2.2 Cultural Consensus -- 7.2.3 Modernity Score -- 7.3 Correlation Between Knowledge and Modernity -- 7.4 Effects of Individual Characteristics -- 7.5 Transformation of Knowledge -- Chapter 8: Painful Lessons from Urban Ecology and Economics -- 8.1 Urbanization in the Solomon Islands -- 8.2 Near Future of Socio-ecological Changes -- 8.3 Health and Survival -- Chapter 9: Customary Rules and Wisdom Related to Conservation -- 9.1 Social and Cultural Aspects of Conservation -- 9.2 Biodiversity Conservation as a Social Institution -- 9.3 Practices and Institutions Under Socioeconomic Changes -- Chapter 10: Living with Internal and External Diversity -- 10.1 Living with Biodiversity -- 10.2 Risk-Averse and Risk-Prone Subsistence Strategy -- 10.3 Valuing Biodiversity and Ecological Services -- 10.4 Diversity of Conservation Ethics -- 10.5 Internal Diversity and External Inputs -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Appendix 1: List of plants used in the Roviana, sorted alphabetically by the Roviana name, with observed uses and purposes -- References -- Index....”

Matèries “...Human ecology....”

Taula de continguts “...: a methodological reflection on human-plant research / Jennifer Atchison and Lesley Head -- Con-versing : listening, speaking, turning / Deirdre Heddon....”

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Taula de continguts “...Wolves and ravens, science and ethics : traditional ecological knowledge meets long-term ecological research /...”
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Taula de continguts “...Lithosphere -- Atmosphere -- Hydrosphere -- The biosphere: the living environment. Soil -- Plants and animals in the biosphere -- Ecosystems and biomes -- Demography and world population growth. ...”
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Taula de continguts “...-- Adjustment of geomorphic systems -- Human ecology at the end of the Pleistocene -- Megafaunal extinctions -- References -- Changes in the physical environment -- Ice sheets and sea levels -- Human adaptations to coastal environments -- Lake ontogeny and soil development -- The return of the forests -- Europe -- Eastern North America -- Dry Mediterranean woodland -- Tropical forests -- Factors affecting forest re-advance -- The ecology of Mesolithic Europe -- The early Holocene in the tropics -- Saharan palaeoecology -- Early Holocene climates: Pattern and process -- Conclusion -- References -- Agricultural origins -- Southwest Asia -- China and South Asia -- Mesoamerica -- Tropical domesticates -- Independent innovation or diffusion? ...”
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Taula de continguts “....; The environmental setting --; Physical characteristics --; Climate --; Plant and animal life --; Cultural geography --; Early human activity --; 2.; The Indus civilization and the Aryan impact --; The Indus civilization --; South India --; The Aryan migration --; The Vedic religion --; Aryan society --; 3.; The Mauryan empire and the Classical age --; Buddhism and Jainism --; The Mauryan empire --; Ashoka and ecology --; Irrigation in early India --; The classical period --; Hinduism --; The decline of the Classical period --; 4.; Imperial interlude --; South India --; Agrarian practices in South India --; Peasant options in hydraulic South India --; Vijayanagar --; Islam --; Islam and ecology --; The advent of Islam --; The Delhi Sultanate --; Environmental change in medieval India --; The transition from medieval to early modern.; 5.; The rise and fall of the Mughal empire --; Akbar --; Sikhism --; The later Mughal emperors --; The decline of the Mughal empire --; The British East India Company --; Conclusion --; 6.; Company rule --; Utilitarianism --; Difference --; Scientific validation --; Validation, ideology, and environmental history, 1793-1857 --; Land --; Trade --; Public works --; Disease --; Education --; The 1857 Rebellion --; 7.; Imperium, 1858-1947 --; The new policy --; Education --; Railways --; Forests --; Public works --; Health --; Famine --; Conclusion --; 8.; Sri Lanka and Nepal in the modern era --; Sri Lanka --; Nepal --; The Terai --; The hill region --; The mountain region --; Conclusion --; 9.; Independence and partition --; World War I and the emergence of Gandhi --; Gandhi and the environment --; The environmental consequences of partition --; Partition and the Indus River system --; The partition of Bengal --; Environmental impact on Bangladesh --; Conclusion.; 10.; South Asia since 1947 --; Public works, industry, and commodification --; Grassroots environmental movements : the example of Chipko --; Natural disasters in independent South Asia --; Conclusion --; 11.; Conclusion --; 12.; Case studies --; Case study A : The agrarian system of Mughal India --; The decline of the Mughal agrarian system --; Conclusion --; Case study B : The Permanent Settlement Act and the Kosi River --; The Kosi River --; The permanent settlement in action --; The peasant and riparian cultivation --; The Santals and the Kosi jungles --; Conclusion --; Case study C : Narmada Bachao Andolan (Save the Narmada Movement) --; The Narmada Bachao Andolan --; Conclusion --; Important people, events, and concepts --; Chronology --; Bibliographic essay --; Bibliography --; Glossary --; Index --; About the author....”
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Taula de continguts “...Knowledge and practices of growing wild edible plants in 'Amis home gardens: Content and social distribution of a traditional ecological knowledge system of 'Etolan, south-eastern Taiwan / Su-Mei Lo and Jer-Ming Hu -- 4. ...”
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Taula de continguts “...Knowledge and practices of growing wild edible plants in 'Amis home gardens: Content and social distribution of a traditional ecological knowledge system of 'Etolan, south-eastern Taiwan / Su-Mei Lo and Jer-Ming Hu -- 4. ...”

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