Isbn: 9789819542413 - Bio-cultural Diversity, Ethnicity, and Local Knowledge: From Lanna to Northeast India (5 results)

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Buch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book explores the interconnections between biodiversity, cultural knowledge, and resource management in Lanna in Northern Thailand, and Northeast India. By examining traditional practices, economic activities, and gender roles, the book contributes to the repertoire of local knowledge concerning resource management which may lead to policies that balance conservation with sustainable development. Today, urban and rural communities worldwide, especially in tropical regions, face crises in economic, agricultural, environmental, and cultural dimensions. The breakdown of human-nature relationships has become an urgent issue that people globally are beginning to recognize. Crucial research questions in biodiversity studies are: how can we extract lessons from various field studies to restore local communities' capacity to manage biodiversity How can we empower communities to regain control over production, utilization, and genetic resource development, including knowledge about food, medicine, and other natural resources Relevant to scholars in anthropology, environmental social sciences, ethnic and cultural studies, this is a timely volume in sustainable development studies in Asia.…

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Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book explores the interconnections between biodiversity, cultural knowledge, and resource management in Lanna in Northern Thailand, and Northeast India. By examining traditional practices, economic activities, and gender roles, the book contributes to the repertoire of local knowledge concerning resource management which may lead to policies that balance conservation with sustainable development. Today, urban and rural communities worldwide, especially in tropical regions, face crises in economic, agricultural, environmental, and cultural dimensions. The breakdown of human-nature relationships has become an urgent issue that people globally are beginning to recognize. Crucial research questions in biodiversity studies are: how can we extract lessons from various field studies to restore local communities' capacity to manage biodiversity How can we empower communities to regain control over production, utilization, and genetic resource development, including knowledge about food, medicine, and other natural resources Relevant to scholars in anthropology, environmental social sciences, ethnic and cultural studies, this is a timely volume in sustainable development studies in Asia. 323 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Understanding an Idea of Common Commons across Southeast Asia and North-East India.- Relationship of Local wisdom, Biodiversity and Ethnicity on Food of North-East India with special reference to Assam: Probing and Understanding from Women's Perspective.- Comparative Ethnobotany of Northern Thailand and Northeastern India: Food Plants of Tibeto-Burman Groups in Lanna and Nagaland.- The Forest Guardians: A Comparative Analysis of Indigenous Knowledge and Community Forest Governance in Northern Thailand and Nagaland, India.- Bio-Cultural Harmony: Jhum, Livelihood and Forest Conservation in Nagaland.- Understanding Naga Traditional Attires from Semiotic Perspective.- Rice-cum-Fish Agricultural Practices, Cultural Landscape, and Agroecology in Nagaland : A Reflection for Northern Thailand.- A Historical, Gender-Role, and Feasibility-Based Investigation from Meitei Perspective in Manipur.- Cultural Commoditization and the Empowerment of Ethnic Women in Community-Based Eco-Tourism.- Segregation and Struggling Ethnic Women in the Tea Industry in Northeast India and Northern Thailand.- Footprints Across Centuries: The Young Legacy of Cross, Crown, and Creature.- Lanna and Nagas Wood-Carvings in the era of Covid Pandemic.- Gods and Spirits in the Naga World of Woodcarvings.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 360 pp. Englisch.…