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Conference Paper: ‘Hot-Spot’ – A Genealogy: Notes on the Ecological History of Southeast Asia
Title | ‘Hot-Spot’ – A Genealogy: Notes on the Ecological History of Southeast Asia |
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Issue Date | 2017 |
Citation | Asia(s): Challenges, Tensions and Mobility. Interdisciplinary Approaches Conference, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada, 9-10 March 2017 How to Cite? |
Abstract | In the twenty-first century, Southeast Asia is facing increasing environmental challenges as a result of rapid urbanization, population expansion, industrialization, and lack of political will. Forest fires in Borneo and Sumatra, caused by slash-and-burn land clearance and exacerbated by the effects of the El Niño Southern Oscillation, are leading to loss of wild habitat in one of the most biodiverse regions of the world. Indonesia is today considered a ‘hot-spot’ for emerging disease, in part as a result of deforestation and land-use changes. This paper tracks the history of the term ‘hot-spot,’ originally used to describe localities with high biodiversity, but which has since come to signify a locality under threat from disease. How may the history of a word help to illuminate broader shifts in our understanding of ecology – specifically the ecology of Southeast Asia? |
Description | The conference is hosted jointly by the CERIUM (Centre d’études des Relations internationales de l’Université de Montréal), the PRIAS (Pôle de recherche sur l’Inde et l’Asie du Sud), and the CETASE (Centre d’études de l’Asie de l’Est), Université de Montréal, with the generous support of the Quebec Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie (MRIF). Panel 6 – Biosociality, Biopolitics, and Health Challenges, from the Local to the Global |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/246037 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Peckham, RS | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-09-18T02:21:17Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-09-18T02:21:17Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Asia(s): Challenges, Tensions and Mobility. Interdisciplinary Approaches Conference, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada, 9-10 March 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/246037 | - |
dc.description | The conference is hosted jointly by the CERIUM (Centre d’études des Relations internationales de l’Université de Montréal), the PRIAS (Pôle de recherche sur l’Inde et l’Asie du Sud), and the CETASE (Centre d’études de l’Asie de l’Est), Université de Montréal, with the generous support of the Quebec Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie (MRIF). | - |
dc.description | Panel 6 – Biosociality, Biopolitics, and Health Challenges, from the Local to the Global | - |
dc.description.abstract | In the twenty-first century, Southeast Asia is facing increasing environmental challenges as a result of rapid urbanization, population expansion, industrialization, and lack of political will. Forest fires in Borneo and Sumatra, caused by slash-and-burn land clearance and exacerbated by the effects of the El Niño Southern Oscillation, are leading to loss of wild habitat in one of the most biodiverse regions of the world. Indonesia is today considered a ‘hot-spot’ for emerging disease, in part as a result of deforestation and land-use changes. This paper tracks the history of the term ‘hot-spot,’ originally used to describe localities with high biodiversity, but which has since come to signify a locality under threat from disease. How may the history of a word help to illuminate broader shifts in our understanding of ecology – specifically the ecology of Southeast Asia? | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Asia(s): Challenges, Tensions and Mobility. Interdisciplinary Approaches Conference | - |
dc.title | ‘Hot-Spot’ – A Genealogy: Notes on the Ecological History of Southeast Asia | - |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
dc.identifier.email | Peckham, RS: rpeckham@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Peckham, RS=rp01193 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 275855 | - |
dc.publisher.place | University of Montreal | - |