Modern Crises and Traditional Strategies - Local Ecological Knowledge in Island Southeast Asia (Hardcover, New)

The 1990s have seen a growing interest in the role of local ecological knowledge in the context of sustainable development, and particularly in providing a set of responses to which populations may resort in times of political, economic and environmental instability. The period 1996-2003 in island southeast Asia represents a critical test case for understanding how this might work. The key issues to be explored in this book will be the creation, erosion and transmission of ecological knowledge, and hybridization between traditional and scientifically-based knowledge, amongst populations facing environmental stress (e.g. 1997 El Nino), political conflict and economic hazards. The book will also evaluate positive examples of how traditional knowledge has enabled local populations to cope with these kinds of insecurity.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology
Release date:	July 2007
First published:	July 2007
Editors:	Roy Ellen
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-84545-312-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Social impact of environmental issues > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > Environmental factors
LSN:	1-84545-312-3
Barcode:	9781845453121

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