Floods of Fortune – Ecology & Economy Along the Amazon: Ecology and Economy Along the Amazon - Hardcover

Goulding, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0231104200 ISBN 13: 9780231104203

Publisher: Columbia University Press, 1996

Synopsis

-- Robert Mendelsohn, Ecoscience

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Review:

"This is a beautiful book... The photographs of nature and [the] informative discussion of how the river system works will capture the imagination of most readers." -- Robert Mendelsohn, "Ecoscience" "This is a beautiful book... The photographs of nature and [the] informative discussion of how the river system works will capture the imagination of most readers." -- Robert Mendelsohn, Ecoscience "This is a beautiful book... The photographs of nature and [the] informative discussion of how the river system works will capture the imagination of most readers." -- Robert Mendelsohn, "Ecoscience"

From the Back Cover:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0231104200
• ISBN 13: 9780231104203
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 204