Indigenous Knowledge, Ecology, and Evolutionary Biology

by Raymond Pierotti

Book Overview

Indigenous ways of understanding and interacting with the natural world are characterized as Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), which derives from emphasizing relationships and connections among species. This book examines TEK and its strengths in relation to Western ecological knowledge and evolutionary philosophy. Pierotti takes a look at the scientific basis of this approach, focusing on different concepts of communities and connections...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415517788
• ISBN13: 9780415517782
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"