LEADER 08751nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910359559103321 005 20210217070320.0 010 $a1-280-14448-3 010 $a0-203-98300-9 010 $a1-283-88278-7 010 $a1-134-79412-6 035 $a(CKB)2550000000710047 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24556932 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC235176 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5293015 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5293015 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL419528 035 $a(OCoLC)1027147421 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000710047 100 $a19960312d1996 fy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aEnvironmental change in South-East Asia$b[electronic resource] $epeople, politics and sustainable development /$fedited by Michael Parnwell, and Raymond Bryant 210 $aLondon $cRoutledge$d1996 215 $a1 online resource (304p.) 225 0$aGlobal environmental change 311 $a0-415-12932-X 327 $aCover -- Environmental Change in South-East Asia: People, Politics and Sustainable Development -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of plates -- List of figures -- List of tables and boxes -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- The Politics of Environmental Change -- The Politics of Sustainable Development -- Overview -- Part I: Context -- 2. Freedom to Plant -- An Expanding Industry -- Common Dangers -- Indonesia -- Thailand -- Conclusion: Managing Resistance -- 3. Environmental Ngos and Different Political Contexts in South-east Asia -- Environmental Ngos and the Political Context in Vietnam -- Environmental Ngos and the Political Context in Malaysia -- Environmental Ngos and the Political Context in Indonesia -- Conclusion -- 4. Japan and South-east Asia's Environment -- The Political Economy of Japanese Environmental Management -- Japan as an Agent for Environmental Change in South-east Asia -- Japan as a Consumer of Natural Resources -- Japanese Overseas Economic Activity/foreign Direct Investment (fdi) -- Japan's International Environmental Policy -- Future Directions in Japan-south-east Asian Environmental Relations -- Conclusion -- Part II: Process -- 5. The Search for Sustainable Livelihoods in Indonesian Transmigration Settlements -- Introduction -- Environmental Resources -- Livelihoods -- The Indonesian Transmigration Programme -- The Research Location -- Key Issues Confronting Transmigrants in North Lampung -- Price of Farm Products and Access to Credit -- Pest, Disease and Weeds -- Health -- The Ownership and Management of Land -- Transportation -- Consequences and Responses -- New Agricultural Strategies -- Livestock Production -- Wage Labour -- Hunting, Gathering and Market Trade -- Conclusions -- 6. The Race for Power in Laos -- The Regional Context -- The Nam Theun Hinboun Dam. 327 $aDam-building in Laos: the Boot Era -- Nordic Connections -- The Politics of 'appraisal Optimism' -- Laos's Dilemma -- 7. Plenty in the Context of Scarcity -- Introduction -- Laos: the Forest Resource -- Forests and the Economic Reforms -- The Multiple Sources of Deforestation -- Understanding Resource Degradation in Laos -- Forest Policy-making on the Run -- Establishing Property Rights -- Prospects for the Future -- Part III: Method -- 8. Environmental Change in Malaysian Borneo -- The Issues -- Interdisciplinary Research Programmes -- The Bintulu Research Project, Sarawak -- Fire, Drought and Rain -- Rainfall Statistics -- Implications of Drought -- Iban Activities and Response in the Bintulu Division of Sarawak -- Fire and Rain in Bintulu -- Other Environmental Concerns -- Perceptions of the Environment -- Health and Nutrition -- Non-timber Forest Products -- Summary and Conclusion -- 9. Mapping the Environment in South-east Asia -- Introduction -- Remote Sensing -- Geographical Information Systems -- Case Studies -- Case Study 1 Monitoring and Measuring Land Cover Conversion in Sabah, East Malaysia -- Background -- Method -- Results -- Data Issues -- Remote Sensing -- Conclusions -- Case Study 2 Aerial Photography and Gis: a Baseline Resource for Environmental Studies... -- Geographical Coverage -- Pilot Study: Thailand -- Photograph Analysis -- Discussion of the Analysis -- Transfer of Information from Photograph to Digital Format -- Recognition of Land Use Patterns -- The Digitization Process -- Research Directions -- Case Study 3 a Gis for the Rainforests of Brunei -- Methodology -- Topographic and Related Data -- Existing Data -- Survey Data -- Gis Output -- Discussion -- Applications of the Present Gis -- Limitations -- Issues and Recommendations -- Data Unification -- Data Protocols -- Spatial Accuracy -- Ease of Use -- Conclusions. 327 $aGeneral Conclusion -- 10. Problems in the Making -- Introduction -- The Tropical Forestry Action Plan -- Shifting Cultivation -- Consultation Between Consultants -- The Paper and Pulp Industry -- Large-scale Hydro-power Development -- The Tfap in Vietnam Today -- Conclusion -- Part IV: Options -- 11. The Sustainability of Ecotourism in Indonesia -- Tourism in National Parks -- Ecotourism: Principles and Practice -- Sustainable Tourism: Principles and Practice -- Ecotourism in Indonesia -- Case Studies -- Siberut National Park -- Gunung Leuser National Park -- Wasur National Park -- Lore Lindu National Park -- Komodo National Park -- The Asmat People -- Towards the Future -- 12. The Bajau -- The Need for Marine Conservation -- A Sea-nomadic Lifestyle Under Pressure -- Fishing Methods -- Marine Cosmology -- Stewardship -- 13. Environmental Degradation, Non-timber Forest Products and Iban Communities in Sarawak -- Introduction -- The Importance of Ntfps -- The Changing Importance of Ntfps in Borneo -- The Iban Study Communities -- Impact of Change -- Response to Change -- Future Prospects -- 14. Environmental Characteristics of Brunei's Temburong Rainforests and Implications for Conservation and Development -- Forestry in Brunei Darussalam -- Conservation Through Research? -- The Rainforest Environment -- Research, Education and Tourism -- Priorities: Conservation or Economic Development? -- Conclusion -- 15. Philippine Communitybased Forest Management -- Introduction -- National Overview -- Philippine Sustainable Development and Community-based Forest Management -- Mati, Claveria -- Core Community -- Regeneration and Indigenous Management Knowledge -- Multi-sectoral Interconnectivity -- Local Government Units -- Programme/project Integration -- Aggregation -- Conclusion -- 16. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $aEnvironmental Change in South-East Asia brings together a wide range of contributors to explore the interaction of people, politics and ecology. 330 $bEnvironmental Change in South-East Asia brings together scholars, journalists, consultants and NGO activists to explore the interaction of people, politics and ecology. Ostensibly "green" activities - plantation forestry, eco-tourism, hydro-electricity - are revealed as guises used by elites to promote their own political and economic interests. Highlighting fatal flaws in presently exclusive economic and ecological approaches, the authors stress that neither the quest for sustainable development nor the process of environmental change itself can be understood without reference to political processes. Environmental Change in South-East Asia brings together scholars, journalists, consultants and NGO activists to explore the interaction of people, politics and ecology. Ostensibly "green" activities - plantation forestry, eco-tourism, hydro-electricity - are revealed as guises used by elites to promote their own political and economic interests. Highlighting fatal flaws in presently exclusive economic and ecological approaches, the authors stress that neither the quest for sustainable development nor the process of environmental change itself can be understood without reference to political processes. 606 $aEcology$xPolitical aspects 606 $aEnvironmental policy$zAsia, Southeastern 606 $aSustainable development$zAsia, Southeastern$xPolitical aspects 606 $aEnvironment and ecology$2eflch 608 $aElectronic books.$2lcsh 615 0$aEcology$xPolitical aspects. 615 0$aEnvironmental policy 615 0$aSustainable development$xPolitical aspects. 615 7$aEnvironment and ecology. 676 $a333.7095 701 $aParnwell$b Mike$0251319 701 $aBryant$b Raymond$0921762 801 0$bStDuBDS 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910359559103321 996 $aEnvironmental change in South-East Asia$92068043 997 $aUNINA