Screen LibrarySacred natural sites：conserving nature and culture
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Earthscan In association with the International Union for Conservation of Nature,
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| Publisher Address: | London Washington, DC Gland, Switzerland |
| Publication Dates: | 2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xxvi, 310 p.: ill., maps ; 26 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781849711678 (pbk.) 1849711674 (pbk.) 9781849711661 (hbk.) 1849711666 (hbk.) |
| Index Number: | S759 |
| CLC: | S759.9 |
| Call Number: | S759.9/S123 |
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"Earthscan publishes in association with the International Institute for Environment and Development"--T.p. verso. Based on the IUCN's World Conservation Congress held in Barcelona, Spain, in October 2008--P. xxii. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction : sacred natural sites : the foundations of conservation / Bas Verschuuren ... [et al.] -- Conservation of biodiversity in sacred natural sites in Asia and Africa : a review of the scientific literature / Nigel Dudley ... [et al.] -- Sacred mountains and global changes : impacts and responses / Edwin Bernbaum -- Falling between the 'cracks' of conservation and religion : the role of stewardship for sacred trees and groves / Edmund G.C. Barrow -- The enchanted earth : numinous sacred sites / Denis Byrne -- Arguments for developing biocultural conservation approaches for sacred natural sites ... |