African Indigenous Ecological Knowledge Systems
Author : Ikechukwu Anthony Kanu
Publisher :
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 21,2 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Africa, Sub-Saharan
ISBN : 9789789975556
Author : Ikechukwu Anthony Kanu
Publisher :
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 21,2 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Africa, Sub-Saharan
ISBN : 9789789975556
Author : Ikechukwu Anthony Kanu
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 43,35 MB
Release : 2022-07-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1665599596
The 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.
Author : Tshifhumulo, Rendani
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 16,45 MB
Release : 2021-10-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1799874931
Indigenous 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.
Author : Mawere, Munyaradzi
Publisher : Langaa RPCIG
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 30,19 MB
Release : 2014-03-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9956791911
The 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.
Author : Ibigbolade Aderibigbe
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 41,45 MB
Release : 2015-09-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1443881279
This 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.
Author : David Brokensha
Publisher :
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 17,64 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Monograph 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.
Author : Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 14,30 MB
Release : 2020-04-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3030343049
This 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.
Author : Emmanuel K. Boon
Publisher :
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 36,87 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Ethnoscience
ISBN :
Contributed papers presented at the Conference.
Author : Ajayi, O.C. (ed)
Publisher : CTA
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 22,18 MB
Release : 2017-11-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9290816198
Climate 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.
Author : International Program on Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 36,80 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Agricultural ecology
ISBN : 0889366837
Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Concepts and cases