Traditionally, Pacific Island people have lived a subsistence lifestyle with taboos and practices that ensured sustainability of resource use. However, modernization with all its implications has reduced the quality of life with problems affecting the very pillars of sustainable development. There are many disadvantages that derive from small size, a narrow range of resources, excessive dependence on international trade, high population density, over use of natural resources, relatively small watersheds, costly infrastructure, fragile ecosystems and high levels of endemism.
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Call Number: 338.4791 CEN,VF 6923 EL
Physical Description: 115 p. ; 29 cm
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Publisher | University of the South Pacific (USP) |
Modified | 11 May 2022 |
Release Date | 19 August 2021 |
Source URL | https://library.sprep.org/content/community-ecotourism-and-sustainable-developmā¦ |
Identifier | VL-34741 |
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Location | SPREP LIBRARY |
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Author | USP |
Contact Name | SPREP Records and Archives Officer |
Contact Email | [email protected] |