GEOG 216 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Peak Signal-To-Noise Ratio, Sustainable Agriculture, Secondary Forest
15 May 2016
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Micro-development whereas last lecture focused on the macro. More sustainable paths for development in amazonia. Two groups: amerindians and folk (metis) peoples. Traditional agricultural and forest harvesting practices but sell produce in markets. "guardians of forest: need to work with them if you want to protect the environmental diversity o. 25 different species of fish in the amazon. Much of the amazonian region is flat. Livelihoods: mix of agriculture, fishing, hunting, and forest product extraction - pluriactivity. Must be differences amongst households/families? o o o. Psnr: formed at the convergence of two rivers. Asked households how much they produced of a list from 40 products. Partition income, what part of the income came from what product. All dip their toe in everything but there is specialisation. Certain villages are responsible for taking the lion"s share of the product. Specialisation occurring at the community and household level. Households and communities specialise in distinct market products.
