African Indigenous Ecological Knowledge Systems
Author: Ikechukwu Anthony Kanu
Publisher:
Published: 2021
Total Pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9789789975556
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African Indigenous Ecological Knowledge Systems
Author: Ikechukwu Anthony Kanu
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2022-07-14
Total Pages: 407
ISBN-13: 1665599596
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe perspectives in this book reveal how in African anthroposophy, earth-based spiritual traditions and innovative spiritual practices are already emerging in response to the painful realities of climate change, mass extinction, biodiversity loss, and the disruption of local and global ecosystems which have for long not received the attention that it duly deserves. This piece, therefore, will become one of the greatest ornaments and lights in the world of African eco-spirituality as it responds to questions that are long overdue.
Handbook of Research on Protecting and Managing Global Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Author: Tshifhumulo, Rendani
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 2021-10-08
Total Pages: 461
ISBN-13: 1799874931
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIndigenous knowledge systems (IKS) are a combination of knowledge systems encompassing technology; social, economic, and philosophical learning; or educational, legal, and governance systems. The lack of documentation of these systems presents a problem as the knowledge is fading away over time. In response, it is essential that policies and strategies are undertaken to ensure that these systems are protected and sustained for generations to come. The Handbook of Research on Protecting and Managing Global Indigenous Knowledge Systems is a comprehensive reference source that works to preserve indigenous knowledge systems through research. Focusing on key concepts such as tools of indigenous knowledge management and African indigenous symbols, the book preserves and promotes indigenous knowledge through research and fills the void staff and students within the field of indigenous knowledge systems face with the current lack of research and resources. This book is ideal for university students, lecturers, researchers, academicians, policymakers, historians, sociologists, and anyone interested in the field of indigenous knowledge systems.
Culture, Indigenous Knowledge and Development in Africa
Author: Mawere, Munyaradzi
Publisher: Langaa RPCIG
Published: 2014-03-16
Total Pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9956791911
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe continent of Africa is richly endowed with diverse cultures, a body of indigenous knowledge and technologies. These bodies of knowledge and technologies that are indeed embodied in the diverse African cultures are as old as humankind. From time immemorial, they have been used to solve socio-economic, political, health, and environmental problems, and to respond to the development needs of Africans. Yet with the advent of colonialism and Western scientism, these African cultures, knowledges, and technologies have been despised and relegated to the periphery, to the detriment of the self-reliant development of Africans. It is out of this observation and realisation that this book was born. The book is an exploration of the practical problems resulting from Africa's encounter with Euro-colonialism, a reflection of the nexus between indigenous knowledge, culture, and development, and indeed a call for the revival and reinstitution of indigenous knowledge, not as a challenge to Western science, but a complementary form of knowledge necessary to steer and promote sustainable development in Africa and beyond. This is a valuable book for policy makers, institutional planners, practitioners and students of social anthropology, education, political and social ecology, and development, African and heritage studies.
Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Development
Author: David Brokensha
Publisher:
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 482
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMonograph on traditional knowhow and information dissemination systems used by indigenous peoples and their potential role in rural development - presents case studies in the agricultural sector, discusses research methods for the study of ethnoscience, ethnolinguistics, etc. Bibliography pp. 409 to 443 and diagrams.
Contextualizing Indigenous Knowledge in Africa and its Diaspora
Author: Ibigbolade Aderibigbe
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2015-09-04
Total Pages: 265
ISBN-13: 1443881279
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume proposes a wholesale adoption of African Indigenous Knowledge Systems (AIKS) as a paradigm for Africa's renewal and freedom from the whims of foreign interests. These systems, as argued here, involve balancing short-term thinking and immediate gratification with longer-term planning for future generations of Africans and the continent's diaspora. The book will be of interest to anyone concerned with development studies in Africa and its diaspora, as it offers plausible solutions to Africa's chronic developmental problems that can only be provided from within Africa, rather than through the intervention of external third parties. As such, it provides vital contributions to the ongoing search for viable answers to the challenges that Africa faces today.
Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Development in Africa
Author: Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2020-04-08
Total Pages: 339
ISBN-13: 3030343049
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis edited volume analyzes African knowledge production and alternative development paths of the region. The contributors demonstrate ways in which African-centered knowledge refutes stereotypes depicted by Euro-centric scholars and, overall, examine indigenous African contributions in global knowledge production and development. The project provides historical and contemporary evidences that challenge the dominance of Euro-centric knowledge, particularly, about Africa, across various disciplines. Each chapter engages with existing scholarship and extends it by emphasizing on Indigenous knowledge systems in addition to future indicators of African knowledge production.
Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Sustainable Development
Author: Emmanuel K. Boon
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13:
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Sacred Ecology
Author: Fikret Berkes
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-03-29
Total Pages: 393
ISBN-13: 1136341730
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSacred Ecology examines bodies of knowledge held by indigenous and other rural peoples around the world, and asks how we can learn from this knowledge and ways of knowing. Berkes explores the importance of local and indigenous knowledge as a complement to scientific ecology, and its cultural and political significance for indigenous groups themselves. This third edition further develops the point that traditional knowledge as process, rather than as content, is what we should be examining. It has been updated with about 150 new references, and includes an extensive list of web resources through which instructors can access additional material and further illustrate many of the topics and themes in the book. Winner of the Ecological Society of America's 2014 Sustainability Science Award.
Indigenous knowledge systems and climate change management in Africa
Author: Ajayi, O.C. (ed)
Publisher: CTA
Published: 2017-11-15
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9290816198
DOWNLOAD EBOOKClimate change presents a profound challenge to food security and sustainable development in Africa. Its negative impacts are likely to be greatest in the African region, which is already food insecure. In the face of global climate change and its emerging challenges and unknowns, it is essential that decision makers base policies on the best available knowledge. In recent years, the knowledge of local and indigenous people, often referred to as indigenous knowledge (IK) has been increasingly recognised as an important source of climate knowledge and adaptation strategies.
