Sacred ecology : traditional ecological knowledge and resource management

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Sacred ecology : traditional ecological knowledge and resource management

Berkes, Fikret. (Author).

Summary:

This book deals with the topic of traditional ecological knowledge specifically in the context of natural resource management. An issue of today is how humans can develop a more acceptable relationship with the environment that supports them. Growing interest in traditional ecological knowledge is perhaps indicative of two things: the need for ecological insights from indigenous practices of resource use; and the need to develop a new ecological ethic in part by learning from the wisdom of traditional knowledge holders. This book explores both of these ideas together by treating traditional ecological knowledge as a knowledge-practice-belief complex. This complex looks at traditional knowledge at four interrelated levels: local knowledge (species specific); the resource management system; social institutions; and worldview (religion, ethics, and defined belief systems). Divided into three parts that deal with concepts, practices and issues, respectively, the book examines many traditional knowledge systems. It discusses the usefulness of traditional ecological knowledge in terms of providing an understanding, not merely information, which is complementary to scientific ecology. At the same time, the book explores a diversity of relationships that different groups have developed with their environment, using extensive case studies.

Record details

ISBN: 1560326948
ISBN: 9781560326946
ISBN: 1560326956
ISBN: 9781560326953
Physical Description: xvi, 209 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Philadelphia, PA : Taylor & Francis, ©1999.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-202) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Ch. 1. Context of Traditional Ecological Knowledge -- Ch. 2. Emergence of the Field -- Ch. 3. Intellectual Roots of Traditional Ecological Knowledge -- Ch. 4. Traditional Knowledge Systems in Practice -- Ch. 5. Cree Worldview "from the Inside" -- Ch. 6. A Story of Caribou and Social Learning -- Ch. 7. Cree Fishing Practices as Adaptive Management -- Ch. 8. How Local Knowledge Develops: Cases from the West Indies -- Ch. 9. Challenges to Indigenous Knowledge -- Ch. 10. Toward a Unity of Mind and Nature.