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Sacred Ecology Paperback – 19 March 2012

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Sacred 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.

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ASIN : 041551732X
Publisher : Routledge; 3rd edition (19 March 2012)
Language : English
Paperback : 392 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780415517324
ISBN-13 : 978-0415517324
Dimensions : 21.01 x 2.26 x 29.69 cm

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Fikret Berkes is Distinguished Professor and Canada Research Chair at the Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, Canada. His studies on community-based resource management have led to explorations of local and indigenous knowledge. He has authored some 250 scholarly publications and nine books, including Linking Social and Ecological Systems (Cambridge University Press, 1998) and Navigating Social-Ecological Systems (Cambridge, 2003).

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A very good read for those who care to learn about the ...

Reviewed in Canada on 21 October 2015

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A very good read for those who care to learn about the human impact on the environment and how humans have learned to live in the environment. The item came within projected delivery date in perfect condition.

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Fantastic overview of Traditional Ecological Knowledge

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In the latest edition of his seminal work, Berkes has provided a very thorough, detailed and balanced overview of Traditional Ecological Knowledge that is highly readable.

Berkes outlines the sources of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) as being the ancestral preserve of communities who rely (or have relied) heavily on their local ecologies for sustenance and security. He then goes into detail about different elements that comprise the body of knowledge now widely referred to as TEK.

Throughout the exploration of TEK, it's origins, components and potential uses within modern frameworks of ecology and resource use; Berkes also gives detailed examples of TEK's operative functions - that is how in various contexts TEK works and what it is able to produce/provide to those who are looking to utilise its strengths.

What makes this a truly excellent resource however is that Berkes covers the topic in a very sympathetic yet balanced way - he doesn't shy away from demystifying Indigenous knowledge and debunking common misconceptions that "tribal" peoples were or are inherent conservationists; though he also does not dwell on this important clarification longer than necessary.

This is a fantastic resource to use either as an introduction or a more comprehensive detailed guide to the field of engaging with Traditional Ecological Knowledge for a variety of purposes - well deserving of being widely regarded as the seminal text on the topic.

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Great Book

Reviewed in the United States on 4 August 2013

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Addresses the land ethos, the sense of place that we need in our current society in a dense by pertinent style

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Did not enjoy it. Had to read it for a class and was so happy when it was over.

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