Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Practical Roles in Climate Change Adaptation and Conservation (Climate Change and Its Causes, Effects and Prediction) - Hardcover

Harrington, Jerome M

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1634823486 ISBN 13: 9781634823487

Publisher: Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US), 2015

Synopsis

Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), also called by other names including Indigenous Knowledge or Native Science, refers to the evolving knowledge acquired by indigenous and local peoples over hundreds or thousands of years through direct contact with the environment. This knowledge is specific to a location and includes the relationships between plants, animals, natural phenomena, landscapes and timing of events that are used for lifeways, including but not limited to hunting, fishing, trapping, agriculture, and forestry. TEK is an accumulating body of knowledge, practice, and belief, evolving by adaptive processes and handed down through generations by cultural transmission, about the relationship of living beings (human and non-human) with one another and with the environment. It encompasses the world view of indigenous people which includes ecology, spirituality, human and animal relationships, and more. This book discusses the practical roles in climate change adaptation and conservation that traditional ecological knowledge provides.

Edition details

• Publisher: Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1634823486
• ISBN 13: 9781634823487
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 84