Perceptions and Representations of the Malagasy Environment Across Cultures

Muttenzer, Frank; Campbell, Gwyn; Pollini, Jacques

This book examines the history and impact of environmental change in Madagascar. Drawing on interdisciplinary, ethnographic methodologies, the book presents local and global perspectives on current environmental changes and their drivers, from mining to development and deforestation. The book emphasizes the embeddedness of Malagasy peoples’ social relationships with the natural environment, and contrasts this with the way the Malagasy environment is viewed by international conservation organizations. Through the presentation of concrete case studies, the contributors assess the current controversy over the history and nature of human impact on the environment in Madagascar, and offer innovatory insights into how these controversies, which plague current policy making, can be settled.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2023-07-14

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783031238352

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-23836-9

Dimensions: 210.0cm x148.0cm

Pages: 263.0