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 are investigated in...

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Abraão, Marcia Barbosa, Anderson, E. N., Andrello, Geraldo, Aporta, Claudio, Baniwa, João Cláudio, Berkes, Fikret, Davidson-Hunt, Iain, Ellen, Roy, Flores, Samuel Ríos, Fowler, Catherine S., Gilmore, Michael P., Hunn, Eugene S. (HerausgeberIn), Johnson, Leslie Main (HerausgeberIn), Krohmer, Julia, Mark, David M., Meilleur, Brien A., Nelson, Bruce W., Ochoa, Sebastián Ríos, Shepard, Jr, Stea, David, Turk, Andrew G., Yu, Douglas W.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York ; Oxford Berghahn Books [2010]
Zusammenfassung:
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 above the level of species and their folk classification. Focusing on the ways traditional people perceive and manage land and biotic resources within diverse regional and cultural settings, the contributors address theoretical issues and present case studies from North America, Mexico, Amazonia, tropical Asia, Africa and Europe
Umfang:
1 online resource (332 p.)
Schriftenreihe:
Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology
ISBN:
9781845458041
DOI:
10.1515/9781845458041
Zugangseinschränkungen:
restricted access
Schlagworte:
Ethnoecology
Geographical perception
Human geography
Indigenous peoples / Ecology
Landscape assessment
Landscape ecology
Traditional ecological knowledge
SCIENCE / Environmental Science (see also Chemistry / Environmental)
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