The use of indigenous knowledge in development: problems and challenges

Briggs, John

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“…The concept of indigenous or traditional ecological knowledge has for several decades been a theme in the thinking and practice of development and environmental management (Agrawal, 1995;Briggs, 2005;Howitt, 2001). Discourse of the nature and role of indigenous knowledge is extensive; and the area of water management has received its own attention (eg Jackson, 2004;Morgan et al, 2006;Nabhan, 1982;UNESCO, 2006).…”

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“A Beautiful Soaking Rain”: Environmental Value and Water beyond Eurocentrism

Gibbs

2010

Environ Plan D

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The town of Birdsville lies on the eastern fringe of the Simpson Desert, central Australia. Home to around 100 people, Birdsville services the surrounding cattle properties and an ever-growing tourism industry. Tourists are drawn to the sand dunes of the Simpson, the ephemeral inland waterways, and to outback driving (Schmiechen, 2004). The Diamantina River forms the focus for life in this dry and variable landscape. The river is fed by monsoonal rains in its northern headwaters; the southern reach of the monsoon varies from year to year, so the river flows episodically. In dry times it exists as a string of disconnected waterholes, but from time to time the river brings floodwaters which transform the landscape and isolate the town of Birdsville for months at a time. In October 2002 Birdsville was host to the Lake Eyre Basin Biennial Conference and Ministerial Forum. The conference sought to provide a forum for members of the Lake Eyre Basin community, government officials, scientists, and others with interest in the region to exchange information relevant to its sustainable management (Lake Eyre Basin, 2002). The conference focused on the values of water resources in the Basin, dividing proceedings into three sessions:`water for making a living',`water for wildlife and nature conservation', and`water for society and culture' (Lake Eyre Basin, 2002). The focus at this conference on values of water is part of a broad trend in environmental and natural resource management to assess the values of nature. In contemporary environmental management the concept of`value' is most often discussed in terms of`valuation', a process that aims to express a`value' for goods and services provided by nature, in order to enable scientific observation and measurement (Farber et al, 2002). But valuation is also a process``through which invaluable and complex ecosystems are reduced to commodities through pricing'' (Heynen and`A

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Section: Diverse Values`wmentioning

confidence: 99%

“A Beautiful Soaking Rain”: Environmental Value and Water beyond Eurocentrism

Gibbs

2010

Environ Plan D

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“…No entanto, muitos estudos reconhecem e comprovam a importância deste conhecimento para o cotejamento responsável e condizente às especificidades de agroecossistemas locais (BARRERA-BASSOLS; ZINCK, 2003;KRASILNIKOV;TABOR, 2003;WINKLERPRINS, 2004;BRIGGS, 2005;BARRERA-BASSOLS et al, 2006).…”

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O conhecimento local e a etnopedologia no estudo dos agroecossistemas da comunidade quilombola de Brejo dos Crioulos

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RESUMO:O presente trabalho buscou identificar, resgatar e valorizar os saberes tradicionais sobre o solo e os agroambientes, estabelecendo uma articulação destes saberes com o conhecimento científico de cunho acadêmico. Para isso, realizou-se uma estratificação dos ambientes do território quilombola de Brejo dos Crioulos, com base em critérios locais e pelo método pedológico convencional, considerando o solo e sua interface com outros componentes ambientais. Associou-se a caracterização dos agroecossistemas, com a interpretação e reconhecimento da lógica dos sistemas e saberes tradicionais de uso e manejo dos recursos naturais, constatando-se que os quilombolas reconhecem o melhor momento (tempo), o ambiente (a terra, a umidade, o microclima), a espécie e variedade, combinando atividades e elencando o conjunto de práticas que permitem o sustento de suas famílias. A comunidade de Brejo dos Crioulos domina um sistema próprio de estratificação dos ambientes, cuja identidade possibilita ampla referên-cia e articulação ao conhecimento científico acadêmico. A construção de chaves de identificação dos ambientes com base nos critérios dos quilombolas, associada às informações obtidas com base no saber local, ao aprofundamento da caracterização dos ambientes e ao mapeamento de solos contribuíram para a melhor compreensão das estratégias agroalimentares dos quilombolas, alcançando resultados que podem subsidiar processos de planejamento e definições de políticas públicas para o uso sustentável das terras do território quilombola. Palavras-chave: saber tradicional; etnopedologia; estratificação de ambientes.

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“…Our research project reflects a trend towards bottom-up forms of research that, it is hoped, may be able to access the apparently 'authentic' voice of communities under research (Millar 2014;Herring 2008). It is aware, however, of the pitfalls of 'romanticizing' all things local (Briggs 2005, Richmond 2009) and of the dangers of attempting to speak for the subaltern (Spivak 1988). Qualitative research on peace and conflict increasingly discusses the positionality of the researchers, and shows an awareness of the responsibilities that researchers hold to the researched (Sabaratnum 2013;Chabal 2012;Fischer 2007).…”

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Including Hard-to-Access Populations Using Mobile Phone Surveys and Participatory Indicators

Firchow

Ginty

2017

Sociological Methods & Research

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One of the main obstacles for survey researchers—especially those conducting surveys in difficult contexts such as postconflict areas—is accessing respondents. In order to address this problem, this article draws on an ongoing research project to reflect on the utility of mobile phones to connect with hard-to-access populations in conflict affected, low-income countries. It considers the strengths and weaknesses of a number of different mobile phone survey modes. The article goes a step further and discusses how (potential) survey respondents can be included in the survey design process thereby increasing the relevance of the research to them and hopefully encouraging them to participate. We conclude by considering the issue of “good enough” methodologies, or the need to balance methodological rigor with an understanding of the exigencies of suboptimal research contexts.

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The use of indigenous knowledge in development: problems and challenges

Cited by 383 publications

References 71 publications

“A Beautiful Soaking Rain”: Environmental Value and Water beyond Eurocentrism

“A Beautiful Soaking Rain”: Environmental Value and Water beyond Eurocentrism

O conhecimento local e a etnopedologia no estudo dos agroecossistemas da comunidade quilombola de Brejo dos Crioulos

Including Hard-to-Access Populations Using Mobile Phone Surveys and Participatory Indicators

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