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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
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Tokyo ; New York :
United Nations University Press,
©2010.
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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.