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Traditional knowledge in policy and practice : approaches to development and human well-being /

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 t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Subramanian, Suneetha M., Pisupati, Balakrishna
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.