This book presents papers written by scholars, practitioners, and members of social movements and government agencies pursuing research and/or climate change pr

The Pacific is the last major world region to be discovered by humans. Although small in total land area, its numerous islands and archipelagoes with their star

Thousands of studies have been conducted by social scientists in the villages and islands, and increasingly in the towns, of the Pacific. Despite this, there ar

An encyclopaedia of information on major aspects of Pacific life, including the physical environment, peoples, history, politics, economy, society and culture.