1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457128303321

Autore

Roundtable Natural Disasters

Titolo

To Burn or Not to Burn [[electronic resource] ] : Summary of the Forum on Urban/Wildland Fire, January 26, 2001, Washington, DC

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, : National Academies Press, 2000

ISBN

0-309-54169-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (18 p.)

Disciplina

634.9618

Soggetti

Electronic books. -- local

Forest fires -- United States -- Prevention and control -- Planning

National Fire Plan (U.S.)

Wildfires -- United States -- Prevention and control -- Planning

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""FOREWORD""; ""NATURAL DISASTERS ROUNDTABLE FORUM ON URBAN AND WILDLAND FIRE""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REGULATION VERSUS PROTECTION: WHAT ROLE FOR GOVERNMENT?""; ""MITIGATING URBAN/WILDLAND FIRE HAZARDS""; ""THE NATIONAL FIRE PLAN""; ""REFERENCES""; ""APPENDIX A Agenda""; ""APPENDIX B LIST OF ATTENDEES""



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910826846403321

Autore

Reed Richard K.

Titolo

Prophets of agroforestry : Guaraní communities and commercial gathering / / Richard K. Reed

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Austin, Texas : , : University of Texas Press, , 1995

©1995

ISBN

0-292-76173-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations, maps

Disciplina

338.109892133

Soggetti

Chiripá Indians - Agriculture

Chiripá Indians - Economic conditions

Chiripá Indians - Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Yerba, Society, and the State in Mbaracayú -- 3. Kinship, Households, and Community -- 4. Leadership and Religion -- 5. Chiripa Agroforestry -- 6. Patrones, Capataces, and Caciques -- 7. Conclusions -- Postscript: The Chiripá and Recent Changes -- Notes -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

For almost four centuries, the indigenous Chiripá (Guaraní) people of eastern Paraguay have maintained themselves as a distinct society and culture, despite continual and often intense relations with Paraguayan society and the international economy. In this study, Richard K. Reed explores the economic and social basis for this ethnic autonomy. Reed finds that Chiripá economic power derives from their practice of commercial agroforestry. Unlike Latin American indigenous societies that have been forced to clear land for commercial agriculture, the Chiripá continue to harvest and sell forest products, such as caffeinated yerba mate, without destroying the forests. Reed also explores the relation of this complex economy to Chiripá social organization and shows how flexible kin ties allowed the Chiripá to adapt to the pressure and opportunities of the commercial economy without adopting the authoritarian nature of rural Paraguayan society. These findings offer



important insights into the relations among indigenous groups, nation-states, and the international economy. They also provide a timely alternative model for sustainable management of subtropical forests that will be of interest in the fields of development and environmental studies.