Green Tiger The Costs of Ecological Decline in the Philippines

Name: Green Tiger The Costs of Ecological Decline in the Philippines
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ISBN: 9780195135107

ISBN-10: 0195135105

ISBN-13: 9780195135107

Edition: 2005

Authors: Barbara Goldoftas

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The Philippines was once famous for the beauty of its reef-ringed islands, white beaches, and lush forests. In less than a half-century, its forests were felled, its oceans over-fished, and its coral reefs destroyed. The rapid harvest of once-abundant resources has brought droughts, deadly flash floods, and the collapse of vital fisheries. As the rural economy weakened and millions migrated to cities, they overwhelmed the urban infrastructure. Today, the Philippines stands as an example of the profound and sweeping consequences of ecological decline. In The Green Tiger, Barbara Goldoftas documents this tragic trajectory. But hers is not a story of hopelessness and inevitable defeat. In…

Book details

List price: $69.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/22/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 264
Size: 9.29" wide x 6.30" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English




The pearl of the Orient seas



The forests



The lost Eden : Noli me Tangere



To get a feeling for a place : Naninibago



Conservation with a heart



The coasts



Watchdogs of the sea : Bantay Dagat



"No need cement"



Why do you want to know : Bakit?



Finite land and the urban frontier



Nameless solidarity : Quedan Kaisahan



Come what may : Bahala Na