Touring Pacific cultures

edited by Kalissa Alexeyeff and John Taylor.

Skills development for inclusive and sustainable growth in developing Asia-Pa…

Focusing on the Asia-Pacific region, which in recent years has been the engine of global economic growth , this volume surveys trends and prospects in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) with particular reference to achieving inclusive growth and the greening of economies. Underlying the increasing pressure for new models of TVET provision is the rapid pace of technological c…

Culture and sustainable development in the Pacific

Sustainable development; Social life; Customs; Civilazation; Pacific area

The archaeology of the Aru Islands, Eastern Indonesia

This volume describes the results of the first archaeological survey and excavations carried out in the fascinating and remote Aru Islands, Eastern Indonesia between 1995 and 1997. The naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, who stopped here in search of the Birds of Paradise on his voyage through the Indo-Malay Archipelago in the 1850s, was the first to draw attention to the group. The results revea…

The Spice Islands in prehistory :archaeology in the Northern Moluccas, Indonesia

This monograph reports the results of archaeological investigations undertaken in the Northern Moluccas Islands (the Indonesian Province of Maluku Utara) by Indonesian, New Zealand and Australian archaeologists between 1989 and 1996. Excavations were undertaken in caves and open sites on four islands (Halmahera, Morotai, Kayoa and Gebe). The cultural sequence spans the past 35,000 years, commen…

New perspectives in Southeast Asian and Pacific prehistory

‘This volume brings together a diversity of international scholars, unified in the theme of expanding scientific knowledge about humanity’s past in the Asia-Pacific region. The contents in total encompass a deep time range, concerning the origins and dispersals of anatomically modern humans, the lifestyles of Pleistocene and early Holocene Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers, the emergence of Neo…

Pacific Island heritage:archaeology, identity & community

“This volume emerges from a ground-breaking conference held in the Republic of Palau on cultural heritage in the Pacific. It includes bold investigations of the role of cultural heritage in identity-making, and the ways in which community engagement informs heritage management practices. This is the first broad and detailed investigation of the unique and irreplaceable cultural heritage of th…

Geographical indications at the crossroads of trade, development, and culture…

Historically, few topics have proven to be so controversial in international intellectual property as the protection of geographical indications (GIs). The adoption of TRIPS in 1994 did not resolve disagreements, and countries worldwide continue to quarrel today as to the nature, the scope, and the enforcement of GI protection nationally and internationally. Thus far, however, there is little l…

Gugusan Pulau Pari, Kepulauan Seribu :tinjauan aspek bio-ekologi, sosial - ek…

Tidak dapat dimungkiri bahwa Gugusan Pulau Pari, Kepulauan Seribu, memiliki ekosistem tropis wilayah pesisir yang lengkap, mulai dari mangrove, padang lamun, hingga terumbu karang dengan keanekaragaman jenis flora dan fauna laut yang tinggi. Ketiga ekosistem ini dapat memberikan barang (goods) dan jasa lingkungan (ecosystem services) penting di sektor perikanan, pariwisata, dan pendidikan yang …

Adaptasi – peningkatan ketahanan air tawar di Kepulauan Aru

Kerentanan di Pulau Aru terhadap kejadian ekstrem menjadi ancaman terhadap neraca air, terutama di kawasan pesisir landai. Diperlukan strategi adaptasi guna meningkatkan daya dukung lingkungan sekaligus daya dukung neraca air sehingga terbangun sistem pengelolaan-penyimpanan air secara lestari dan bijaksana. Kerangka kerentanan, mitigasi, dan adaptasi coba disajikan melalui pendekatan pemuli…

Status konservasi dan peran mamalia di Pulau Jawa

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ISBN/ISSN

9786024961558

Deskripsi Fisik

xvii, 215 p. ; 21 cm.

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No. Panggil

333.9545982 MAH s

Daftar jenis tumbuhan di Pulau Wawonii, Sulawesi Tenggara

Buku Daftar Jenis Tumbuhan di Pulau Wawonii, Sulawesi Tenggara ini mengupas keanekaragaman flora di Pulau Wawonii. Penyajian buku ini disusun berdasarkan pada pengelompokan takson tingkat divisi, yaitu kelompok tumbuhan paku, Gymnospermae, dan Angiospermae (monokotil dan dikotil), kemudian disusun berdasarkan alfabet suku, marga, dan jenis. Setiap suku diberi karakter utamanya, kecuali suku bar…

Fauna Jawa seri nematoda parasit pada vertebrata liar di Pulau Jawa

Keberadaan Nematoda parasit pada vertebrata liar (nondomestik) sangat menarik untuk dipelajari karena dapat bersifat zoonosis, yaitu menular dari hewan ke manusia atau dari manusia ke hewan. Seperti kata pepatah “Tak kenal maka tak sayang” maka buku ini berupaya mengenalkan jenis nematoda yang ada, khususnya di Pulau Jawa. Buku ini disusun berdasarkan data nematoda pada vertebrata liar yang…

Kerentanan-Ketahanan Kawasan Landai Pesisir dan pulau kecil:mitigasi dan adap…

Indonesia dengan gugusan pulau dan kawasan landai pesisir dianggap menyimpan potensi bencana alam geologi dan bencana hidrometeorologi. Oleh karena itu, pemahaman yang lebih baik terkait kondisi dan daya dukung (sumber daya) alam hingga dinamika alam yang berpotensi memberi ancaman perlu diusahakan. Buku ini hadir secara tepat untuk memberikan edukasi terkait upaya yang bisa ditempuh untuk peng…

Keanekaragaman kumbang stag {coleoptera:lucanidae di Pulau Jawa}

Kumbang stag (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) merupakan kelompok serangga yang mempunyai morfologi tubuh yang sangat unik. Karena keindahan morfologi tubuhnya, kumbang stag menjadi salah satu komoditas yang diperdagangkan, baik di dalam negeri maupun di luar negeri. Mengapa hanya difokuskan di Pulau Jawa? Karena, 30 jenis kumbang stag ditemukan di berbagai tempat di Pulau Jawa, dan kini tersimpan di Mus…

Pulau Wawonii:keanekaragaman ekosistem, flora, dan fauna

Buku yang berada di tangan Anda ini merupakan buku seri kedua hasil penelitian dan eksplorasi tim peneliti Biologi LIPI di Pulau Wawonii, sebuah pulau kecil di bagian tenggara Sulawesi. Tidak seperti buku seri pertama yang hanya mengungkap keanekaragaman tumbuhan, buku seri kedua ini tu rut memuat informasi yang lebih menyeluruh, mencakup flora, fauna serta ekosistem Pulau Wawonii. Berbagai ke…

Achieving Inclusive Growth in the Asia Pacific

The world’s developed economies are experiencing a sharp backlash against globalisation, and it appears to be contagious. Will Asia catch it next? Asia has seen spectacular growth in recent decades. It has benefited substantially from global trade, finance, openness and the rules-based international order. But much of the growth Asia has enjoyed has not been shared. It has not been inclusive …

Bronze Age Maritime and Warrior Dynamics in Island East Asia

Recent interdisciplinary studies, combining scientific techniques such as ancient DNA analysis with humanistic re-evaluations of the transcultural value of bronze, have presented archaeologists with a fresh view of the Bronze Age in Europe. The new research emphasises long-distance connectivities and political decentralisation. 'Bronzisation' is discussed as a type of proto-globalisation. In th…

Bronze Age Maritime and Warrior Dynamics in Island East Asia

Recent interdisciplinary studies, combining scientific techniques such as ancient DNA analysis with humanistic re-evaluations of the transcultural value of bronze, have presented archaeologists with a fresh view of the Bronze Age in Europe. The new research emphasises long-distance connectivities and political decentralisation. 'Bronzisation' is discussed as a type of proto-globalisation. In th…