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1 online resource (xxv, 373 pages) : illustrations |
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Introduction / Suneetha M. Subramanian and Balakrishna Pisupati -- Diversities of knowledge communities, their worldviews and sciences: On the challenges of their co-evolution / Bertus Haverkort and Coen Reijntjes -- Indigenous knowledge and indigenous peoples' education / Marie Battiste -- Indigenous institutions and contemporary development in Ghana: Potentials and challenges / Stephen B. Kendie and Bernard Y. Guri -- Gender and traditional knowledge: Seeing blind spots, redressing inequities for women / Fatima Alvarez Castillo and Maria Nadja A. Castillo -- Traditional knowledge, indigenous communities and ethical values / Doris Schroeder -- Supplementary feature: Fostering "mindfulness" in traditional knowledge research: The Code of Ethics of the International Society of Ethnobiology / Kelly Bannister, Sarah A. Laird and Maui Solomon -- Making space for grandma: The emancipation of traditional knowledge and the dominance of western-style intellectual property rights regimes / Ikechi Mgbeoji -- Characteristics, current relevance and retention of traditional knowledge in agriculture / R. Rengalakshmi -- Supplementary feature: Traditional land management techniques for climate change mitigation / Oladimeji Idowu Oladele and Ademola K. Braimoh -- Traditional knowledge and health / Gerard Bodeker -- Supplementary Feature: Knowledge and practitioners: Is tehre a promotional bias? / Unnikrishnan Payyappalli -- Traditional knowledge: From environmental management to territorial development / Guillen Calvo Valderrama and Salvatore Arico -- Traditional knowledge and biodiversity: Can the co-evolution of natural and social systems continue? / Suneetha M. Subramanian -- Supplementary feature 1: The complex rite of passage from invisible subjects to "subjects of rights" to attain benefit sharing in the implementation of the CBD: The case of the babassu breaker women in Brazil / Joaquim Shiraishi Neto, Noemi Miyasaka Porro and Jose Antonio Puppim de Oliveira -- Supplementary feature 2: Hoodia and the San / Rachel Wynberg -- Bridging formal and informal governance regimes for effective water management: The role of traditional knowledge / Alphonse Kambu -- Supplementary feature: Cultural rehydration: Toward sustainable water governance alternatives / Ameyali Ramos Castillo -- Integating traditional knowledge in climate change adaptation / Agni Klintuni Boedhihartono -- Traditional knowledge and economic development: The biocultural dimension / Kabir Bavikatte, Harry Jonas and Johanna von Braun -- A practical approach to traditional knowledge and indigenous heritage management: A case study of Moriori heritage management practice / Tom Lanauze, Susan Forbes and Maui Solomon -- Conclusion / Suneetha M. Subramanian and Balakrishna Pisupati |
| Summary |
Traditional knowledge (TK) has contributed immensely to shaping development and human well-being. Its influence spans a variety of sectors, including agriculture, health, education and governance. However, in today's world, TK is increasingly underrepresented or under-utilized. Further, while the applicability of TK to human and environmental welfare is well-recognized, collated information on how TK contributes to different sectors is not easily accessible. This book focuses on the relevance of TK to key environment- and development-related sectors, discusses the current debates within each of |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
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Traditional ecological knowledge.
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Ethnoecology.
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Sustainable development.
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Community development.
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sustainable development.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology.
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Gestion des connaissances.
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Population indigène.
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Développement des collectivités.
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Développement durable.
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Community development.
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Ethnoecology.
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Sustainable development.
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Traditional ecological knowledge.
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Indigenes Volk
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Lokales Wissen
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Humanökologie
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Ökologie
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Indigenes Volk.
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Lokales Wissen.
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Ökologie.
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Nachhaltigkeit.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Subramanian, Suneetha M.
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Pisupati, Balakrishna.
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| ISBN |
9789280871609 |
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9280871609 |
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