{"product_id":"indigenous-pacific-approaches-to-climate-change-pacific-island-countries-hardcover","title":"Indigenous Pacific Approaches to Climate Change: Pacific Island Countries - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJenny Bryant-Tokalau\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA timely overview of the applications of indigenous knowledge to climate challenge in the Pacific Islands \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProvides existing and historical examples of adaptation strategies throughout the Pacific region \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExplores how local knowledge, practice, and beliefs can be mobilized to respond to climate change and disasters\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores how Pacific Island communities are responding to the challenges wrought by climate change--most notably fresh water accessibility, the growing threat of disease, and crop failure. The Pacific Island nations are not alone in facing these challenges, but their responses are unique in that they arise from traditional and community-based understandings of climate and disaster. Knowledge sharing, community education, and widespread participation in decision-making have promoted social resilience to such challenges across the Pacific. In this exploration of the Pacific Island countries, Bryant-Tokalau demonstrates that by understanding the inter-relatedness of local expertise, customary resource management, traditional knowledge and practice, as well as the roles of leaders and institutions, local \"knowledge-practice-belief systems\" can be used to inform adaptation to disasters wherever they occur.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJenny Bryant-Tokalau\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in the School of Maori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies at the University of Otago, New Zealand. She has also worked throughout the Pacific as an academic and UN\/GEF staffer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 111\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51794577457440,"sku":"9783319783987","price":113.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5414624ff91e6d4bafe58c7460fa569f.webp?v=1780729983","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/indigenous-pacific-approaches-to-climate-change-pacific-island-countries-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}