Development with identity : community, culture and sustainability in the Andes /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2006.
• Subjects: Sustainable agriculture > Ecuador > Cotacachi.; Sustainable development > Ecuador > Cotacachi.; Land use > Ecuador > Cotacachi.; Agricultural Economics.; Natural Resource Economics, (New March 2000); Forests and Forest Trees (Biology and Ecology); Water Resources.; Land Resources.; Biological Resources (General); Social Psychology and Social Anthropology, (New March 2000); Rural Development, (New March 2000); Man.; Agricultural development.; Biodiversity.; Human ecology.; Landscape.; Natural resources.; Regional development.; Resource management.; Rural development.; Soil resources.; Sustainability.; Traditional society.; Water resources.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 325 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book reports on a 6-year interdisciplinary research project on sustainable agriculture and natural resource management in Cotacachi, Ecuador, where scientists and indigenous groups seek common ground. It discusses how local people have engaged the environment over time to create contemporary Andean landscapes. Human-environment interaction in relation to biodiversity, soils and water, and equitable development are also discussed. This book is intended for social and biological scientists researching environment and agriculture in rural communities. The book has 21 chapters and a subject index.