| Landscapes and Communities on the Pacific Rim: Cultural Perspectives from Asia to the Pacific Northwest Contributor(s): Gaul, Karen K. (Author), Hiltz, Jackie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0765605120 ISBN-13: 9780765605122 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2000 Annotation: Moving beyond traditional cultural and disciplinary boundaries, social scientists, humanists, natural scientists, and public servants examine the different ways in which people understand and inhabit their environments in communities across the Pacific Northwest, the Pacific Rim, and throughout Asia. Utilizing ethnographic and historical case studies; textual, cartographic, and narrative analysis; and critical examinations of discourse and methods, these essays broaden our understanding of human/environmental interactions, and prompt more realistic assessments and effective action. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Ecology - Business & Economics | Development - Sustainable Development |
| Dewey: 304 |
| LCCN: 99050049 |
| Series: Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center Books (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.04" W x 9" (0.83 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Cultural Region - Pacific Rim |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: These essays offer a cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary study of the ways in which communities of people understand and inhabit their environments. They examine and compare human/environmental interactions in communities across the Pacific Northwest, the Pacific Rim, and Asia. |