Landscape ethnoecology : concepts of biotic and physical space /

Although anthropologists and cultural geographers have explored "place" in various senses, little cross-cultural examination of "kinds of place," or ecotopes, has been presented from an ethno-ecological perspective. In this volume, Indigenous and local understandings of landscape...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Johnson, Leslie M. (Editor ), Hunn, Eugene S. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2010.
Colección:Studies in environmental anthropology and ethnobiology ; v. 9.
Temas:
Landscape assessment.
Landscape ecology.
Human geography.
Ethnoecology.
Traditional ecological knowledge.
Geographical perception.
Paysages > Évaluation.
Écologie du paysage.
Ethnoécologie.
Savoirs écologiques traditionnels.
Perception géographique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Geography.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
Geographical perception
Human geography
Ethnoecology
Landscape assessment
Landscape ecology
Traditional ecological knowledge
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Although anthropologists and cultural geographers have explored "place" in various senses, little cross-cultural examination of "kinds of place," or ecotopes, has been presented from an ethno-ecological perspective. In this volume, Indigenous and local understandings of landscape are investigated in order to better understand how human communities relate to their terrestrial and aquatic resources. The contributors go beyond the Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) literature and offer valuable insights on ecology and on land and resources management, emphasizing the perception of landscape a.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 319 pages) : illustrations, map.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781845458041
1845458044

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