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The Amazon Várzea

The Amazon Várzea


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Preface I: The Várzea: The Decade Past.- Preface II: The Várzea: The Decade Past and the Decade Ahead: An Introduction.- List of Contributors.- List of Figures.- List of Tables.- PART I.- 1. Introduction: Human Society in the Várzea: A History of Change and Adaptation to Contextual Uncertainties.- 2. Life is Hard, Life is Beautiful: Some Perspectives on Health and Ageing in Amazonian Rural Populations.- 3. The Floodplain of the Lower Amazon as a Historical Place.- 4. Socioeconomic Dynamics, Public Policies, and Migration in the Várzea of the Upper Solimões.- 5. Proposals, Experiences and Advances in the Legalization of Land Tenure in the Várzea.- 6. Cities Along the Floodplain of the Brazilian Amazon: Characteristics and Trends.- PART II.- 7. Introduction: Amazon Fisheries.- 8. Impacts of the Co-management of Subsistence Fishing on Amazon Fisheries.- 9. Integrating Co-Management and Land Tenure Policies for the Sustainable Management of the Lower Amazon Floodplain.- 10. Management of Wildlife in the Floodplain: A Critical Look at Threats, Bottlenecks and the Future in Amazonia.- 11. Co-Management of the Application of Fisheries Resources in the Amazon: Present Status and Challenges for Management and Conservation.- PART III.- 12. Introduction: Management and Conservation of Terrestrial Resources.- 13. River and Human Legacies in Amazonian Floodplain Post-Agricultural Forests.- 14. Várzea Forests: Multifunctionality as a Resource for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity.- 15. Forest Resources, Family Networks and the Municipal Disconnect: Examining Recurrent Underdevelopment in the Amazon Estuary.- PART IV.- 16. Introduction: Strategies for Social and Environmental Conservation in Conservation Units.- 17. Protected Areas of Sustainable Use, Involvement of Social Actors and Biodiversity Conservation in the Várzea: The Case of the Mamirauá Reserve - Sharing Conservation Benefits in Central Amazonia, Brazil.- 18. Participatory Conservation and Local Knowledge in the Pirarucu Fishery in Mamirauá, Amazon.- 19. The Political Economy of Resentment: A Result of Public Policies that Become Government Policies?- 20. Comments on Socio-Environmental Conservation Strategies in Protected Areas of the Amazon Várzea.- PART V.- 21. A Tribute to José Márcio Ayres.- 22. The Contribution of Márcio Ayres to Transdisciplinary Approach to Conservation.- 23. Márcio Ayres: New Approaches to the Conservation and Management of Protected Areas in Amazonia.- 24. The River-Refuge Hypothesis and Other Contributions of Márcio Ayres to Conservation Science.- PART VI.- 25. ProVárzea's Impact on Regional Development.- 26. Guidelines for Public Policies and Investment in Science and Technology in the Várzea.- 27. The Várzea: Old Challenges and New Demands for Integrated Research in the Coming Decade.- Index.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9789400790216
  • Publisher: Springer
  • Publisher Imprint: Springer
  • Edition: 2011 ed.
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 21 mm
  • Weight: 612 gr
  • ISBN-10: 940079021X
  • Publisher Date: 13 Dec 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 362
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: The Decade Past and the Decade Ahead
  • Width: 156 mm


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