Cultural Dimension of Development: Indigenous Knowledge Systems

by L. Jan Slikkerveer, David Brokensha, D. Michael Warren, et al.

Book Overview

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 organisations provide both case study material and general...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853392510
• ISBN13: 9781853392511
• Release Date: December 1995
• Publisher: Intermediate Technology Publications
• Length: 600 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"