Brazilian Perspectives on Sustainable Development of the Amazon Region

Brazilian Perspectives on Sustainable Development of the Amazon Region
Author: Miguel Clüsener-Godt
Publisher: Unesco ; Carnforth, Lancs, UK ; Pearl River, N.Y., USA : Parthenon Publishing Group
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1995
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Very often, the reports and commentaries come from outside the countries and peoples of the region, while much of the thinking about Amazonia from within is not widely known or accessible.

Brazilian Perspectives on Sustainable Development of the Amazon Region

Brazilian Perspectives on Sustainable Development of the Amazon Region
Author: Miguel Clüsener-Godt
Publisher: Unesco ; Carnforth, Lancs, UK ; Pearl River, N.Y., USA : Parthenon Publishing Group
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1995
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Very often, the reports and commentaries come from outside the countries and peoples of the region, while much of the thinking about Amazonia from within is not widely known or accessible.

Sustainable Development in Amazonia

Sustainable Development in Amazonia
Author: Kei Otsuki
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2013
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0415640768

This book questions the assumption that Amazonia's future rests exclusively in sustainability and environmental conservation. It is the first book to argue for an Amazonia strategy that emphasises societal dynamics in deforestation and sustainable development policy. Demystifying utopian views of the rainforest as a troubled paradise, the book explores potential processes by which ordinary settlers can themselves construct a sustainable society.

Governing the Rainforest

Governing the Rainforest
Author: Eve Z. Bratman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 373
Release: 2019
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0190949384

Sustainable development is among the foremost ideas that guide societal aspirations around the world. This text interrogates the concept through a critical lens, examining both its history and the trajectory of its manifestations in the Brazilian Amazon.

Transformative Sustainable Development

Transformative Sustainable Development
Author: Kei Otsuki
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2014-12-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1136179496

Recent debates about sustainable development have shifted their focus from fixing environmental problems in a technocratic and economic way to more fundamental changes in social-political processes and relations. In this context, participation is a genuinely transformative approach to sustainable development, yet the process by which participation leads to transformation is not sufficiently understood. This book considers how the act of participating in sustainable development projects can bring about social transformation that is considered to be fair and just by the participants and non-participants in a broader societal context. Drawing on ideas from social theory and applied anthropology, the book proposes a reflexivity-based framework to analyse participation as a type of social action underpinned by primary experience. Development projects have a transformative effect when participants are given the opportunity to reflect on their experience, share the reflection with others, and open new space for collective deliberation and change. The book applies this framework to assess community-based participatory projects in the Amazon, African slums and rural settlements, and disaster stricken areas in Japan. It also outlines potential institutions of governance to institutionalize the change by referring to current food governance, drawing out lessons with international relevance. This book will be of interest to students of sustainable development, environmental policy and development studies, as well as practitioners and policy-makers in these fields.

Human Impacts on Amazonia

Human Impacts on Amazonia
Author: Darrell A. Posey
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 389
Release: 2006-07-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0231517351

From the pre-Columbian era to the present, native Amazonians have shaped the land around them, emphasizing utilization, conservation, and sustainability. These priorities stand in stark contrast to colonial and contemporary exploitation of Amazonia by outside interests. With essays from environmental scientists, botanists, and anthropologists, this volume explores the various effects of human development on Amazonia. The contributors argue that by protecting and drawing on local knowledge and values, further environmental ruin can be avoided.

Brazil and its Perspectives on The Climate, Digital-Technological and Biological Ages

Brazil and its Perspectives on The Climate, Digital-Technological and Biological Ages
Author: Francisco Gaetani
Publisher: Autêntica Editora
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2024-09-10
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 6559284662

What choices should we make for Brazil today? Imagine yourself in a debate room with the five authors of this book: Francisco Gaetani, Extraordinary Secretary for State Transformation; Izabella Teixeira, former Minister of the Environment and global authority on climate change; Marcello Brito, executive and Coordinator of the Global Agro-Environmental Center at Foundação Dom Cabral; Roberto S. Waack, business executive and advisor; and Samela Sateré Mawé, indigenous communicator and activist. Provocative, this book offers wide-ranging reflections on Brazil's future, addressing economic, political, environmental and social issues in the current global context. The topics discussed are such as environmental and climate imbalances, political tensions and global uncertainties, the need to modernize the Brazilian State, strategic agendas involving food production, valuing biodiversity with social inclusion and the role of indigenous peoples. Throughout the word, dialogue between different fields is presented as an essential element for strengthening democracy. The authors sign the book collectively, indicating that working together is possible and necessary. Connecting different perspectives also implies seeking a balance between rationality and sensitivity. In this sense, Josias Marinho Casadecaba's delicate artwork dialogues with the book, inviting the reader to explore between the lines a restless and incomplete vision of the future. The foreword, signed by political scientist Mônica Sodré, contextualizes the moment of this book's arrival in history and reinforces its invitation to the questions and choices that will need to be made if we want other realities.

Area Studies (Regional Sustainable Development Review) Brazil

Area Studies (Regional Sustainable Development Review) Brazil
Author: Luis Enrique Sanchez
Publisher: EOLSS Publications
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2009-12-30
Genre: Sustainable development
ISBN: 1848261713

Area Studies - Brazil Regional Sustainable Development Review is a component of Encyclopedia of Area Studies - Regional Sustainable Development Review in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. This volume reviews initiatives and activities towards sustainable development in Brazil such as: Perspectives on Sustainable Development in Brazil; Demographic Dynamics and Sustainability in Brazil; The Impacts of Industrial Development in Brazil; Archeological Heritage and Cultural Resources in Brazil; Women's Perspectives On Sustainable Development In Brazil; Education, Public Awareness and Training Processes for Sustainability in Brazil: from history to perspectives; Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Brazil; Integrating the Environment and Development in the Decision-Making Process; Territorial Settlement, Regional Development and Environmental Problems in the Brazilian Midwest; Fragile Ecosystem: The Brazilian Pantanal Wetland. Although these presentations are with specific referenceto Brazil, they provide potentially useful lessons for other regions as well. This volume is aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College students Educators, Professional practitioners, Research personnel and Policy analysts, managers, and decision makers and NGOs.

Handbook of Soil Sciences

Handbook of Soil Sciences
Author: Pan Ming Huang
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 821
Release: 2011-11-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1439803080

An evolving, living organic/inorganic covering, soil is in dynamic equilibrium with the atmosphere above, the biosphere within, and the geology below. It acts as an anchor for roots, a purveyor of water and nutrients, a residence for a vast community of microorganisms and animals, a sanitizer of the environment, and a source of raw materials for co

Handbook of Soil Sciences (Two Volume Set)

Handbook of Soil Sciences (Two Volume Set)
Author: Pan Ming Huang
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 2249
Release: 2018-10-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1439803048

An evolving, living organic/inorganic covering, soil is in dynamic equilibrium with the atmosphere above, the biosphere within, and the geology below. It acts as an anchor for roots, a purveyor of water and nutrients, a residence for a vast community of microorganisms and animals, a sanitizer of the environment, and a source of raw materials for co