TY - BOOK ID - 32076590 TI - The Geography, Nature and History of the Tropical Pacific and its Islands PY - 2018 SN - 3319695320 3319695312 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Geography. KW - Ethnology. KW - Physical geography. KW - Climate change. KW - Emigration and immigration. KW - World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions). KW - Environment Studies. KW - Cultural Geography. KW - Climate Change. KW - Migration. KW - Cultural Anthropology. KW - Pacific Area KW - History. KW - Asia-Pacific Region KW - Asian-Pacific Region KW - Asian and Pacific Council countries KW - Pacific Ocean Region KW - Pacific Region KW - Pacific Rim KW - Environment. KW - Cultural geography. KW - Climatic changes. KW - Cultural anthropology KW - Ethnography KW - Races of man KW - Social anthropology KW - Anthropology KW - Human beings KW - Changes, Climatic KW - Changes in climate KW - Climate change KW - Climate change science KW - Climate changes KW - Climate variations KW - Climatic change KW - Climatic changes KW - Climatic fluctuations KW - Climatic variations KW - Global climate changes KW - Global climatic changes KW - Climatology KW - Climate change mitigation KW - Teleconnections (Climatology) KW - Human geography KW - Environmental aspects KW - Immigration KW - International migration KW - Migration, International KW - Population geography KW - Assimilation (Sociology) KW - Colonization KW - Geography KW - Global environmental change KW - Balance of nature KW - Biology KW - Bionomics KW - Ecological processes KW - Ecological science KW - Ecological sciences KW - Environment KW - Environmental biology KW - Oecology KW - Environmental sciences KW - Population biology KW - Ecology KW - Ecology. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:32076590 AB - This volume provides an accessible scientific introduction to the historical geography of Tropical Pacific Islands, assessing the environmental and cultural changes they have undergone and how they are affected currently by these shifts and alterations. The book emphasizes the roles of plants, animals, people, and the environment in shaping the tropical Pacific through a cross-disciplinary approach involving history, geography, biology, environmental science, and anthropology. With these diverse scientific perspectives, the eight chapters of the book provide a comprehensive overview of Tropical Pacific Islands from their initial colonization by native peoples to their occupation by colonial powers, and the contemporary changes that have affected the natural history and social fabric of these islands.  The Tropical Pacific Islands are introduced by a description of their geological formation, development, and geography. From there, the book details the origins of the island's original peoples and the dawn of the political economy of these islands, including the domestication and trade of plants, animals, and other natural resources. Next, readers will learn about the impact of missionaries on Pacific Islands, and the affects of World War II and nuclear testing on natural resources and the health of its people. The final chapter discusses the islands in the context of natural resource extraction, population increases, and global climate change. Working together these factors are shown to affect rainfall and limited water resources, as well as the ability to sustain traditional crops, and the capacity of the islands to accommodate its residents. ER -