Title

Conversations In The Rainforest: Culture, Values, And The Environment In Central Africa

Creator

Richard B. Peterson, University of New EnglandFollow

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Description

This book examines the environmental perceptions, values, and practices of inhabitants of Central Africa’s rainforests in order to help build a more firm foundation for ecological and social sustainability at the local level, while also making contributions to global environmental ethics from underrepresented African cultural traditions. It focuses on two case studies in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), one an integrated health and sustainable development project in the Ubangi region, and the other a large wildlife reserve in the Ituri Forest. Through in-depth interviews, focus groups, and participant observation conducted with local farmers and foragers, project staff, and local academics, the author records cultural and practical resources for the promotion of ecological sustainability both locally and globally. This revised and updated edition includes a new Preface and Afterword highlighting some of the key transformations that have taken place in the DRC, and relating those changes to the enduring themes discussed in the original work. In addition to several new color figures, new color photographs provide alluring images of the places and people with whom the author worked.

Form/Genre

Books

Language

English

Publication Date

6-21-2017

Disciplines

Environmental Sciences | Environmental Studies | Social and Cultural Anthropology

Catalog Record

UNE Library Services catalog record for the first edition of this book.

Related Materials

First published in 2000 in the United States of America by Westview Press, 5500 Central Avenue, Boulder, Colorado 80301-2877, and in the United Kingdom by Westview Press, 12 Hid’s Copse Road, Cumnor Hill, Oxford OX2 9JJ. 1^st Edition ISBN 0-8133-3709-7

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Preferred Citation

Peterson, Richard B., "Conversations In The Rainforest: Culture, Values, And The Environment In Central Africa" (2017). Environmental Studies Faculty Books. 1.
https://dune.une.edu/env_facbooks/1