Developing the Amazon
Download or Read eBook Developing the Amazon PDF written by Emilio F. Moran and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Emilio F. Moran |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 328 |
| Release | : 1981 |
| ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015002338070 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Developing the Amazon by : Emilio F. Moran
Book excerpt: The amazon basin: problems and potential of a vast rain forest. Tropical rain forest ecosystems. Aboriginal use of amazonian resources. The impact of colonialism and an extractive economy. Migration to the amazon. Types of settlements and types of migrants. The use of forest resources in the transamazon. Agriculture in the transamazon. Social and intitutional life. Health, diet, and disease. Levels of analysis in Amazonian research.
