Science Interrupted examines how scientists in China pursue environmental sustainability within the constraints of domestic and international bureaucracies. Timothy G. McLellan offers a theoretical framework for analyzing the formal procedural work of Chinese bureaucracy—work that is overlooked when China scholars restrict their gaze to the informal and interpersonal channels through which bureaucracy is often navigated.
Homing in on an agroforestry research organization in southwest China, the author takes the experiences of the organization's staff in navigating diverse international funding regimes and authoritarian state institutions as entry points for understanding the pervasiveness of bureaucracy in contemporary science. He asks: What if we take the tools, sensibilities, and practices of bureaucracies seriously not only as objects of critique but as resources for re-thinking scientific practice?
Extending a mode of anthropological research in which ethnography serves as source of theory as well as source of data, Science Interrupted thinks with, and not only against, bureaucracy. McLellan shows that ethnographic engagement with bureaucracy enables us to imagine more democratic and more collaborative modes of scientific practice.
For almost four centuries, the indigenous Chiripá (Guaraní) people of eastern Paraguay have maintained themselves as a distinct society and culture, despite continual and often intense relations with Paraguayan society and the international economy. In this study, Richard K. Reed explores the economic and social basis for this ethnic autonomy.
Reed finds that Chiripá economic power derives from their practice of commercial agroforestry. Unlike Latin American indigenous societies that have been forced to clear land for commercial agriculture, the Chiripá continue to harvest and sell forest products, such as caffeinated yerba mate, without destroying the forests. Reed also explores the relation of this complex economy to Chiripá social organization and shows how flexible kin ties allowed the Chiripá to adapt to the pressure and opportunities of the commercial economy without adopting the authoritarian nature of rural Paraguayan society.
These findings offer important insights into the relations among indigenous groups, nation-states, and the international economy. They also provide a timely alternative model for sustainable management of subtropical forests that will be of interest in the fields of development and environmental studies.
Life Interrupted introduces us to survivors of human trafficking who are struggling to get by and make homes for themselves in the United States. Having spent nearly a decade following the lives of formerly trafficked men and women, Denise Brennan recounts in close detail their flight from their abusers and their courageous efforts to rebuild their lives. At once scholarly and accessible, her book links these firsthand accounts to global economic inequities and under-regulated and unprotected workplaces that routinely exploit migrant laborers in the United States. Brennan contends that today's punitive immigration policies undermine efforts to fight trafficking. While many believe trafficking happens only in the sex trade, Brennan shows that across low-wage labor sectors—in fields, in factories, and on construction sites—widespread exploitation can lead to and conceal forced labor. Life Interrupted is a riveting account of life in and after trafficking and a forceful call for meaningful immigration and labor reform.
All royalties from this book will be donated to the nonprofit Survivor Leadership Training Fund administered through the Freedom Network.
Автор: Denyse J. Snelder; Rodel D. Lasco Название: Smallholder Tree Growing for Rural Development and Environmental Services ISBN: 9048178231 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789048178230 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 243800.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This collection of papers adopts a comparative approach to explore the potential role that tree growing by farmers can play in sustainable forest management. It discusses the surrounding issues which must be addressed in order to realise this potential.
Автор: Janaki R.R. Alavalapati; D. Evan Mercer Название: Valuing Agroforestry Systems ISBN: 9048166551 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789048166558 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 174130.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The primary objective of this book is to offer practical means for strengthening the economics and policy dimension of the agroforestry discipline. This book, written by the leading experts in economics and agroforestry, encompasses case studies from Australia, China, Kenya, India, Indonesia, Malawi, Mexico, Micronesia, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The applied economic methodologies encompass a wide variety of case studies including enterprise/farm budget models through Faustmann models, Policy Analysis Matrix, production function approach, risk assessment models, dynamic programming, linear programming, meta-modeling, contingent valuation, attribute-based choice experiments, econometric modeling, and institutional economic analysis. It is our belief that these methodologies help agroforestry students and professionals conduct rigorous assessment of economic and policy aspects of agroforestry systems and to produce less biased and more credible information. Furthermore, the economic and policy issues explored in the book - profitability, environmental benefits, risk reduction, household constraints, rural development, and institutional arrangements - are central to further agroforestry adoption in both tropical and temperate regions. All of the chapters in this volume were subject to rigorous peer review by at least one other contributing author and one external reviewer. We would like to acknowledge the indispensable collaboration of those who provided careful external reviews: Ken Andrasko, Chris Andrew, Peter Boxall, Norman Breuer, Bill Hyde, Tom Holmes, Sherry Larkin, Jagannadharao Matta, Venkatrao Nagubadi, Roz Naylor, Thomas Randolph, Gerald Shively, Changyou Sun, Bo Jellesmark Thorsen, and Yaoqi Zhang. All reviews were coordinated by the book editors.
Автор: H.L. Gholz Название: Agroforestry: Realities, Possibilities and Potentials ISBN: 9024735904 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789024735907 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 174150.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Daniel Auclair; C. Dupraz Название: Agroforestry for Sustainable Land-Use Fundamental Research and Modelling with Emphasis on Temperate and Mediterranean Applications ISBN: 079235799X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780792357995 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 174150.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Comprises a selection of contributions presented at a workshop held in Montpellier in 1997. The two main objectives of the workshop were to bring together what is understood about the processes underlying agroforestry practice, and to provide a forum to explore models and modelling approaches.
Автор: P. K. Ramachandran Nair; H.L. Gholz; Mary L. Durye Название: Agroforestry Education and Training: Present and Future ISBN: 0792308646 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780792308645 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 186340.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Proceedings of the International Workshop on Professional Education and Training held at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, December 5-8, 1988
Автор: Bane Lester Название: Agroforestry: Towards Creating Sustainable Land-Use Systems ISBN: 1682861589 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781682861585 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 160920.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Agroforestry has resulted in the profitable integration of agricultural and forestry principles. This book includes various types of new practices, in the areas of crop plantation and soil fertility. The book gathers the latest research from around the globe and highlights various techniques to facilitate sustainability and productivity. It aims to provide valuable knowledge to agriculturists, experts and interested readers.
Автор: Shibu Jose Название: Agroforestry for Ecosystem Services and Environmental Benefits ISBN: 904813322X ISBN-13(EAN): 9789048133222 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 156720.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Agroforestry systems are believed to provide numerous ecosystem services, and this volume brings together a series of papers from around the world that address recent findings on the ecosystem services and environmental benefits provided by agroforestry.
Автор: Alain Atangana; Damase Khasa; Scott Chang; Ann Deg Название: Tropical Agroforestry ISBN: 9402407111 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789402407112 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 121110.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Agroforestry is recognized as a sustainable land-use management in the tropics, as it provides environmental-friendly ecosystems; it also provides people with their every day need for food and cash. Since the recognition of agroforestry as a science, curricula have been developed for agroforestry programs for undergraduate and graduate trainings in Universities. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop and make available educational material. This textbook strives to provide up-to-date information on tropical agroforestry to serve as educational material in the tropical context. The authoritative textbook of Nair (1993) on agroforestry was published 18 years ago, and before the advent of tree domestication, an important agroforestry practice today. In addition, many other research activities, such as carbon sequestration and integrated pest management, have been included in the agroforestry agenda. This textbook is intended for agroforestry students, teachers, and practitioners.
Автор: P.K. Ramachandran Nair; Dennis Garrity Название: Agroforestry - The Future of Global Land Use ISBN: 9401781222 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789401781220 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 174130.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: that is followed by two sections of peer-reviewed thematic chapters grouped as "Global Perspectives" (seven chapters) and "Regional Perspectives" (eleven chapters), authored by professional leaders in their respective agroforestry-related fields worldwide.
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