Indigenous Knowledge Systems: Implications for Agriculture and International Development (Studies in Technology & Social Change)

Science & Math

Warren, D. Michael

Technology

Iowa State Univ Technology & social

<p>Presents overwhelming evidence, from a range of disciplines, that local people do know a great deal about their environment. This knowledge must be taken into account in the planning and implementation of development to be both acceptable and effective. Forty six contributions from anthropologists, sociologists, geographers and agricultural scientists (among others) in academia and international organizations provide both case study material and general conceptual papers. The interdisciplinary approach of this book makes it an essential tool for those studying indigenous knowledge systems.</p>

The Cultural Dimension of Development

Slikkerveer, L. Jan

Brokensha, David

Brokensha, David W.

Reference

Intermediate Technology Publications

Presents overwhelming evidence, from a range of disciplines, that local people do know a great deal about their environment. This knowledge must be taken into account in the planning and implementation of development to be both acceptable and effective. Forty six contributions from anthropologists, sociologists, geographers and agricultural scientists (among others) in academia and international organizations provide both case study material and general conceptual papers. The interdisciplinary approach of this book makes it an essential tool for those studying indigenous knowledge systems.

The Cultural Dimension of Development (IT Studies in Indigenous Knowledge and Development Series)

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