Floodplain dynamics and traditional livelihoods in the upper Amazon : a study along the central Ucayali River, Peru

Poor people in rural areas of developing countries are considered to be particularly vulnerable. Research shows that the rural poor tend to live in risky environments and face greater difficulties coping because they are excluded from formal safety nets and have few assets. Today, there is much conc...

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Main Author: Abizaid, Christian.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2007
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