Floods of Fortune

Description:

"Excellent photos accompany text that connects cultural and natural landscapes. Nine chapters examine problems and opportunities, settlement history, modern economic risks, and wildlife. Analyses concerning fish, plants, and floodplain agriculture are especially noteworthy. Excellent overview useful for both professionals and general public"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

subjects: Ecosystem management,  Effect of human beings on,  Endangered ecosystems,  Environmental conditions,  Floodplain ecology,  Nature,  Applied ecology,  Conservation of the environment,  Science,  Business / Economics / Finance,  Nature/Ecology,  Amazon river,  Brazil,  Environmental Conservation & Protection - General,  General,  Life Sciences - Ecology,  Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection,  Amazon River Valley,  Amazon river and valley,  Nature, effect of human beings on,  Environmental policy, amazon river region,  Environmental policy, economic aspects,  Human beings,  Influence on nature

Places: Amazon River Valley