Duncan M Taylor
Biographic Data
| ID | 6562324 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Duncan M Taylor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Duncan M |
| FAMILY NAME | Taylor |
| SIGNATURE | TAYLOR D M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Victoria |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A Few Thoughts about My Dear Friend – Alan
Botanical Gardens and their Role in the Political Economy of Empire: Jamaica (1846–86)
A variety of plants were distributed across Jamaica from the island's botanical gardens during the second half of the nineteenth century. This work became increasingly important over the period dating from 1846 to the end of the century when succeeding superintendents (subsequently directors) eagerly promoted the scheme. Yet, each head differed in their reasons to send out this ‘useful’ flora. In this article I consider the three men in charge of…
Home Garden Diversity of the Tahuayo Region, Peru
We examined cultural and environmental factors affecting species diversity of home gardens in Amazonian Northeast Peru based on 33 surveys conducted in July/August, 2014, in three communities varying in remoteness, demography, ecological zone, and ethnicity. The results support the idea that community variation in home gardens is not influenced by a single factor such as remoteness, but instead is the result of multiple cultural and environmental…
The Ecology of Adventure Therapy: An Integral Systems Approach to Therapeutic Change
Currently, a fragmentation in ideas exists regarding understanding psychological wellness and preferred routes to healing. This is evident in current adventure therapy (AT) literature, where unique combinations of experiential learning, challenge activities, novel experiences, group work, and other psychological theories are often used to account for positive outcomes and to explain mechanisms for change. Rarely is contact with wilderness environ…
Botanical Gardens and their Role in the Political Economy of Empire: Jamaica (1846–86)
A variety of plants were distributed across Jamaica from the island's botanical gardens during the second half of the nineteenth century. This work became increasingly important over the period dating from 1846 to the end of the century when succeeding superintendents (subsequently directors) eagerly promoted the scheme. Yet, each head differed in their reasons to send out this ‘useful’ flora. In this article I consider the three men in charge of…
The Ecology of Adventure Therapy: An Integral Systems Approach to Therapeutic Change
Currently, a fragmentation in ideas exists regarding understanding psychological wellness and preferred routes to healing. This is evident in current adventure therapy (AT) literature, where unique combinations of experiential learning, challenge activities, novel experiences, group work, and other psychological theories are often used to account for positive outcomes and to explain mechanisms for change. Rarely is contact with wilderness environ…
Botanical Gardens and their Role in the Political Economy of Empire: Jamaica (1846–86)
A variety of plants were distributed across Jamaica from the island's botanical gardens during the second half of the nineteenth century. This work became increasingly important over the period dating from 1846 to the end of the century when succeeding superintendents (subsequently directors) eagerly promoted the scheme. Yet, each head differed in their reasons to send out this ‘useful’ flora. In this article I consider the three men in charge of…
Home Garden Diversity of the Tahuayo Region, Peru
We examined cultural and environmental factors affecting species diversity of home gardens in Amazonian Northeast Peru based on 33 surveys conducted in July/August, 2014, in three communities varying in remoteness, demography, ecological zone, and ethnicity. The results support the idea that community variation in home gardens is not influenced by a single factor such as remoteness, but instead is the result of multiple cultural and environmental…
A Few Thoughts about My Dear Friend – Alan
Archaeology (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Adventure (1 works) · Adventure Education (1 works) · Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking (1 works) · Agriculture (1 works)