Description
This volume discusses environmental change, natural resource exploitation and the prospect for ecological sustainability in Southeast Asia. The contributors including sociologists, geographers, anthropologists, economists, political economists and historians, presents the findings of recent archival and field research mainly from ongoing programmes of team research based in European universities and institutes.
Among the themes discussed are European and indigenous perceptions of the environment; historical processes of environmental change; the politics of resource use; ecotourism and development; deforestation and smallholding land-use strategies; migration and environmental degradation; disease environment and human geography; demography, sustainability and resource exploitation.
About the Author
Victor T. King, University of Leeds, UK.
Reviews
'The book is of great interest to a variety of researchers, offering a clear balance of factual and insightful information. A useful teaching manual for this increasingly important area of Southeast Asian studies.' - Andrea Kilgour, Crossroads
Book Information
ISBN 9780700706150
Author Victor T. King
Format Hardback
Page Count 432
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 960g
