Environmental change in South-East Asia [[electronic resource] ] : people, politics and sustainable development / / edited by Michael Parnwell, and Raymond Bryant

• Pubblicazione: London, : Routledge, 1996
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (304p.)
• Disciplina: 333.7095
• Soggetto topico: Ecology - Political aspects; Environmental policy - Asia, Southeastern; Sustainable development - Asia, Southeastern - Political aspects; Environment and ecology
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: ParnwellMike BryantRaymond
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- 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. ; Dam-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. ; General 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: Environmental Change in South-East Asia brings together a wide range of contributors to explore the interaction of people, politics and ecology.
• Titolo autorizzato: Environmental change in South-East Asia
• ISBN: 1-280-14448-3; 0-203-98300-9; 1-283-88278-7; 1-134-79412-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910359559103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II