Re: Terminology
David Johnson (mailto:pinefarm@UNIONTEL.NET)
Fri, 21 Mar 1997 08:22:41 -0800
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Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 08:22:41 -0800
From: David Johnson <mailto:pinefarm@UNIONTEL.NET>
Subject: Re: Terminology
To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
David Johnson wrote:
>
> I've been reading some material on India recently and came across
> some terms which have shown up in other documents I read about Paraguay
> before I went there. Based on this experience ie: of having read about
> and then lived in Paraguay, I interpret these terms as follows.
> 1. Forestry, as in "workers engaged in forestry". That means clearcutting
> the rain forest. Sometimes more honestly called "hardwood removals"
> 2. "Forested Land" This is also shown as "forested" on maps. This means
> any land which can't be farmed, mostly brushy wasteland where real
> forests once stood.
> 3. "Served by sewage systems, sometimes called "sewage treatment
> facilities'" This means that there are pipes in place to carry the raw
> sewage to the nearest water. In Asuncion, this consisted of 7, 14" pipes
> to carry the sewage to the river. The only actual sewage treatment plants
> I know of in South America were built and are operated by large tourist
> hotels who have realized the futility of trying to attract tourists to
> beaches and bays fouled with raw sewage.
> 4. Cooperative ventures, as in "Japan-Ecuador Cooperation". These are
> often advertised with the flags of both nations or with two hands
> shaking. What it means, of course is that Japan gives and Ecuador takes.
> I'm sure there are others. I may have some when I return from
> India.