Landscapes and Communities on the Pacific Rim Cultural Perspectives from Asia to the Pacific Northwest

Moving beyond traditional cultural and disciplinary boundaries, social scientists, humanists, natural scientists, and public servants examine the different ways in which people understand and inhabit their environments in communities across the Pacific Northwest, the Pacific Rim, and throughout Asia. Utilizing ethnographic and historical case studies; textual, cartographic, and narrative analysis; and critical examinations of discourse and methods, these essays broaden our understanding of human/environmental interactions, and prompt more realistic assessments and effective action.Gaul, Karen K. is the author of 'Landscapes and Communities on the Pacific Rim Cultural Perspectives from Asia to the Pacific Northwest' with ISBN 9780765605122 and ISBN 0765605120.