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Floods of Fortune: Ecology and Economy Along the Amazon Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Goulding, Michael (Author), Smith, Nigel (Author), Mahar, Dennis (Author)
ISBN: 0231104219     ISBN-13: 9780231104210
Publisher: Columbia University Press
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Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 2000
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Annotation: As the depredation of the planet's greatest storehouse of biodiversity -- the Amazon region -- continues apace, it is vitally important to understand the implications of the immense devastation the area has undergone. Describing the stunning diversity of plant and animal life found in and along the rivers, and showing how this wealth is being plundered, Floods of Fortune offers the first holistic view of the conservation drama unfolding in the Amazonian floodplain. Enriched with nearly one hundred beautiful and arresting color photographs as well as an investigation of the cultural history of the region's human habitation, the book helps readers comprehend the complex environmental and social problems associated with Amazonian development and offers solutions that reconcile development with conservation.
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Life Sciences - Ecology
- Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental)
- Technology & Engineering | Environmental - General
Dewey: 574.509
LCCN: 95010904
Lexile Measure: 1310
Physical Information: 0.55" H x 8.28" W x 10.21" (1.67 lbs) 184 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Ecology
 
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As the depredation of the planet's greatest storehouse of biodiversity-the Amazon region-continues apace, it is vitally important to understand the implications of the immense devastation the area has undergone. Describing the stunning diversity of plant an animal life found in and along the rivers, and showing how this wealth is being plundered, Floods of Fortune offers the first holistic view of the conservation drama unfolding in the Amazonian floodplain. Enriched with nearly 100 beautiful and arrested color photographs as well as an investigation of the cultural history of the region's human habitation, the book helps readers comprehend the complex environmental and social problems associated with Amazonian development and offers solutions that reconcile development with conservation.