Overview
- This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
- Presents an analysis of the physical and human geography including the struggle for independence and decolonization
- Analyses links and potential conflicts between environmental protection and mining development
- Discusses the relationship between political independence struggles and economic emancipation
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About this book
This open access book provides a unique overview of geographical, historical, political and environmental issues facing the French overseas territory New Caledonia, also called “Kanaky” by the indigenous Kanak people, who outnumber citizens of European and other origin. New Caledonia has seen a long and complex struggle for decolonization, but is still on the United Nations’ list of “Non-Self Governing territories” and there is little sign of change following three referendums on independence and extensive negotiations with France. The archipelago possesses around a quarter of the world’s nickel deposits, giving it additional strategic importance when demand for the mineral is strong. The islands have unique biodiversity, and Caledonian coastal lagoons have been listed as UNESCO world heritage sites since 2008. The book offers detailed insights into the environmental and human geographies of the archipelago, with a focus on the linksbetween environmental protection and extensive mining operations, between political independence struggles and continued wellbeing and economic development, and the differing visions for the future of the islands. This multidisciplinary volume, one of the few to appear in English, appeals to researchers, students and policy makers across the environmental, social and political sciences.
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Environmental Protection and Biodiversity
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Fisheries and Agriculture
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Extractive Industries, Mining Development and Waste Management
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Land Reform and Urban Development
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Cultural Heritage, Languages and Education
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Matthias Kowasch is a human geographer, Professor of Didactics in Geography and Economics at the University College of Teacher Education Styria, Austria, and currently Professor II at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences.
Simon P.J. Batterbury is a human geographer, Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Melbourne, and convenor of the doctoral training program, the Melbourne Climate Futures Academy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Geographies of New Caledonia-Kanaky
Book Subtitle: Environments, Politics and Cultures
Editors: Matthias Kowasch, Simon P. J. Batterbury
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-49140-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-49139-9Published: 13 April 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-49142-9Due: 14 May 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-49140-5Published: 12 April 2024
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 283
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Geography, general, Cultural Geography, Human Geography, Conservation Biology/Ecology, Anthropology, Physical Geography