The Changing Village Environment in Southeast Asia: Applied Anthropology and Environmental Reclamation in the Northern Philippines

ISBN-13: 9780415511537 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 12 str.

Ben Wallace

Opis

This volume follows the work of the 'Good Roots Project' on Luzon in the Philippines. The scheme is an attempt on the part of industry, science and government to better understand the processes of deforestation and initiate a strategy whereby upland ecosystems can be returned to productive stability.

Spis treści

1. The Good Roots Project 2. The Ilocano 3. The Yapayao 4. Measuring the Forest 5. Cultural Exploitation of the Forests 6. Good Roots Development 7. Conclusions and Post Scripts

O autorze

Ben J. Wallace is Professor of Anthropology, Assistant Provost and Director of the International Office at the Southern Methodist University, USA.