Biocultural diversity conservation : a global sourcebook / / Luisa Maffi and Ellen Woodley

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910973053603321
• Autore: Maffi Luisa
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; Washington, D.C., : Earthscan, 2010
• ISBN: 1-136-54425-9; 9786612617157; 1-136-54426-7; 1-282-61715-X; 1-84977-469-2
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (313 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): WoodleyEllen
• Disciplina: 304.2
• Soggetti: Ethnoscience; Biodiversity conservation; Nature - Effect of human beings on; Multiculturalism; Globalization; Human ecology - Philosophy; Sustainable living
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Biocultural Diversity Conservation; Copyright; Contents; Figures, Tables, Boxes and Plates; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: Why a Sourcebookon Biocultural Diversity?; About this book; Organization of the book; Part I: Biocultural Diversity:Conceptual Framework; 1. What is Biocultural Diversity?; 2. Why is a Biocultural Approach Relevant for Sustaining Life in Nature and Culture?; Part II: Sustaining Biocultural Diversity:The Projects; 3. Surveying Biocultural Diversity Projects around the World; 4. Overview of the Projects; 5. Cross-cutting Analysis of the Projects6. Lessons Learned from the Projects; Part III: Sustaining Biocultural Diversity:Future Directions; 7. Filling the Gaps and Connecting the Dots: Recommendations and Next Steps; 8. Biocultural Diversity and the Future of Sustainability; ; References; Appendix 1: Analytical Tables; Appendix 2: Survey Details; Appendix 3: Survey Contributor Information; Appendix 4: Directory of Selected Resources on Biocultural Diversity; Appendix 5: About Terralingua; Appendix 6: About the Authors; Index; Plates
• Sommario/riassunto: The field of biocultural diversity is emerging as a dynamic, integrative approach to understanding the links between nature and culture and the interrelationships between humans and the environment at scales from the global to the local. Its multifaceted contributions have ranged from theoretical elaborations, to mappings of the overlapping distributions of biological and cultural diversity, to the development of indicators as tools to measure, assess, and monitor the state and trends of biocultural diversity, to on-the-ground implementation in field projects. This book is a unique compendium