Agricultural and Settlement Frontiers in the Tropical Andes
Author | : María Fernanda López Sandoval |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Agricultural geography |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : María Fernanda López Sandoval |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Agricultural geography |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Axel Borsdorf |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 378 |
Release | : 2015-03-12 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3319035304 |
The Andes are attracting global interest again: they hold valuable mineral resources, tourists appreciate their great natural beauty and the diversity of indigenous cultures, climbers scale rock and ice faces, while many others are intrigued by regional political developments, such as the Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela or the almost unfettered hegemony of the neoliberal economic model in Chile. This volume is the first attempt for decades to present a complete overview of the longest mountain chain on the planet – a region of remarkable climatic, floristic and geologic diversity, where advanced civilization developed well before the arrival of the Spanish. Today the Andes continue to be characterized by their ethnic, demographic, cultural and economic diversity, as well as by the disparity of local socioeconomic groups. The Andean countries pursue a wide range of approaches to tackle the challenges of making the best use of their natural and cultural potential without damaging their ecological basis, as well as to overcome economic disparity and foster social cohesion. This book provides insights into this unique region and its most pressing issues, complemented by a wealth of pictures and comprehensive diagrams, which, in sum, help to better understand these fascinating mountains.
Author | : Adrian J. Pearce |
Publisher | : UCL Press |
Total Pages | : 366 |
Release | : 2020-10-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 178735735X |
Nowhere on Earth is there an ecological transformation so swift and so extreme as between the snow-line of the high Andes and the tropical rainforest of Amazonia. The different disciplines that research the human past in South America have long tended to treat these two great subzones of the continent as self-contained enough to be taken independently of each other. Objections have repeatedly been raised, however, to warn against imagining too sharp a divide between the people and societies of the Andes and Amazonia, when there are also clear indications of significant connections and transitions between them. Rethinking the Andes–Amazonia Divide brings together archaeologists, linguists, geneticists, anthropologists, ethnohistorians and historians to explore both correlations and contrasts in how the various disciplines see the relationship between the Andes and Amazonia, from deepest prehistory up to the European colonial period. The volume emerges from an innovative programme of conferences and symposia conceived explicitly to foster awareness, discussion and co-operation across the divides between disciplines. Underway since 2008, this programme has already yielded major publications on the Andean past, including History and Language in the Andes (2011) and Archaeology and Language in the Andes (2012).
Author | : William M. Denevan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 434 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Agriculture |
ISBN | : 9780199257690 |
Cultivated Landscapes of Native Amazonia and the Andes examines Indian agriculture in South America. The focus is on field types and field technologies, including agricultural landforms such as terraces, canals, and drained fields, which have persisted for hundreds of years. What emerges is a picture of mostly successful indigenous farming practices in difficult environments--rain forests, savannahs, swamps, rugged mountains, and deserts.
Author | : Arild Angelsen |
Publisher | : CABI |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 2001-04-20 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780851998992 |
This book has been developed from a workshop on Technological change in agriculture and tropical deforestation organised by the Center for International Forestry Research and held in Costa Rica in March, 1999. It explores how intensification of agriculture affects tropical deforestation using case studies from different geographical regions, using different agricultural products and technologies and in differing demographic situations and market conditions. Guidance is also given on future agricultural research and extension efforts.
Author | : Walther Manshard |
Publisher | : United Nations University Press |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9789280806366 |
UN publication sales no. E.88.III.A.4
Author | : Charles Alistair Michael Hennessy |
Publisher | : London : Edward Arnold |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Johansen, Kari Synnove |
Publisher | : UNESCO Publishing |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 2018-11-05 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9231002864 |
This Atlas illustrates the significant reduction in glacier mass happening throughout the Andean region. It quantifies the contribution of glaciers to drinking water supplies in cities and to agriculture, hydropower and industries. A reduction in glacier mass results in a long-term reduction in seasonal melt water - which is the mainstay of livelihoods for millions of people.
Author | : J. Esteban Hernández Bermejo |
Publisher | : Food & Agriculture Org. |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9789251032176 |
About neglected crops of the American continent. Published in collaboration with the Botanical Garden of Cord�ba (Spain) as part of the Etnobot�nica92 Programme (Andalusia, 1992)