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Landscape, process and power : a re-evaluating traditional environmental knowledge /
In recent years, the field of study variously called local, indigenous or traditional environmental knowledge (TEK) has experienced a crisis brought about by the questioning of some of its basic assumptions, for instance that scientific methods can accurately elicit and describe TEK or that incorpor...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Berghahn Books,
2009.
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| Colección: | Studies in environmental anthropology and ethnobiology ;
v. 10. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In recent years, the field of study variously called local, indigenous or traditional environmental knowledge (TEK) has experienced a crisis brought about by the questioning of some of its basic assumptions, for instance that scientific methods can accurately elicit and describe TEK or that incorporating it into development projects will improve the physical, social or economic well-being of marginalized peoples. The contributors to this volume argue that to accurately and appropriately describe TEK, the historical and political forces that have shaped it, as well as people's day-to-day engage. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 289 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781845459048 1845459040 1282627635 9781282627635 9786612627637 6612627638 |