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2 books match the query 'Moran, Emilio F.'

cover of The Ecosystem Approach in Anthropology: From Concept to Practice

The Ecosystem Approach in Anthropology

From Concept to Practice

Emilio F. Moran, Editor

University of Michigan Press, 1990

The Ecosystem Approach in Anthropology remains a seminal resource for scholars seeking to bridge the divide between biological and cultural systems. Edited by Emilio F. Moran, this comprehensive volume re-examines the utility of the ecosystem concept in light of past criticisms, transforming it from a rigid model of stability into a dynamic, flexible framework for modern research. By integrating traditional ethnography with cutting-edge methodologies like satellite remote sensing, GIS, and multi-scale analysis, the collected essays demonstrate how human behavioral choices, political economies, and historical contexts actively interact with changing biophysical environments. This essential text provides anthropologists, ecologists, and geographers with the conceptual and empirical tools necessary to address complex, contemporary global environmental challenges.
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cover of Through Amazonian Eyes: The Human Ecology of Amazonian Populations

Through Amazonian Eyes

The Human Ecology of Amazonian Populations

Emilio F. Moran

University of Iowa Press, 1993

In this well-written, comprehensive, reasonable yet passionate volume, Emilio Moran introduces us to the range of human and ecological diversity in the Amazon Basin. By describing the complex heterogeneity on the Amazon's ecological mosaic and its indigenous populations' conscious adaptations to this diversity, he leads us to realize that there are strategies of resource use which do not destroy the structure and function of ecosystems. Finally, and most important, he examines ways in which we might benefit from the study of human ecology to design and implement a balance between conservation and use.

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