Mirjam Bürer
Mirjam Bürer
Gross National Happiness or Gross National Product
ed. by Mirjam Bürer, Peter Jonker, Jeroen van den Maagdenberg ...[et al.] ; texts by Jaap Hardon, Ke Chung Kim, Joost Smiers, Alex de Vries

Auteur(s)
Jaap Hardon, Ke Chung Kim, Joost Smiers, Alex de Vries
Editor(s)
Mirjam Bürer, Peter Jonker, Jeroen van den Maagdenberg, ...[et al.]
Uitgever
Amsterdam : HTV De IJsberg, [2005
Omvang
30 p., geïllustreerd, 26.5 cm.

Visual artist Mirjam Bürer collects on her travels impressions, sights and seeds of local crops, especially in what are considered to be their centres of origin. She is especially interested in central Asia where many crop varieties, developed over centuries, are in danger of becoming extinct due to replacement by a limited number of genetically uniform, modern varieties. This results in loss of genetic variation and associated local knowledge.


Persoon als onderwerp
Mirjam Bürer
Trefwoorden
plants , ecology , ecological design
Locatie in de bibliotheek
Kast 23 - 2: Kunst, natuur en landschap