Cultural Dimension of Development: Indigenous Knowledge Systems

Presents overwhelming evidence 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. Contributions from anthropologists, sociologists, geographers and agricultural scientists.

Sommario

First steps to community assessment; Basic demographics; Water and sanitation; Food - preparation and nutrition; Food - Agriculture; Identification of community resources; Health, health care and endemic diseases; Rapid epidemiological assessment.

Info autore

Professor Dennis Michael Warren was an anthropologist and leading Africanist scholar who taught at Iowa State University from 1972 to1997. Professor Warren was especially interested in indigenous knowledge and rural development in Africa. His interest in indigenous knowledge led him to the study of art, culture, the rural economy and traditional healing in Ghana and Nigeria and to comparative studies of other societies.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David Brokensha, David W. Brokensha, Prof. David W. Brokensha, L. Jan Slikkerveer, L.Jan Slikkerveer, D Michael Warren, D. Michael Warren, D.Michael Warren
• Editore: Practical Action Publishing
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781853392511
• ISBN: 978-1-85339-251-1
• Pagine: 600
• Dimensioni: 155 mm x 231 mm x 36 mm
• Peso: 998 g
• Serie: IT Studies in Indigenous Knowl; IT Studies in Indigenous Knowledge and Development; IT Studies in Indigenous Knowledge & Development Series; IT Studies in Indigenous Knowl; IT Studies in Indigenous Knowledge and Development; Studies in Indigenous Knowledge and Development; Studies in Indigenous Knowledg
• Categorie: Guide e manuali; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva