E-Book, Englisch, 199 Seiten, eBook
Hendry Science and Sustainability
2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-43006-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Learning from Indigenous Wisdom
E-Book, Englisch, 199 Seiten, eBook
ISBN: 978-1-137-43006-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Indigenous peoples have passed down vital knowledge for generations from which local plants help cure common ailments, to which parts of the land are unsuitable for buildings because of earthquakes. Here, Hendry examines science through these indigenous roots, problematizing the idea that Western science is the only type that deserves that name.
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Introduction 1. Fire and Water: Sustaining the Land 2. Making a Sustainable Living 3. Architecture and House Building 4. Health and Death 5. Calendars and Climate Change 6. Astronomy and Navigation Skills 7. Physics and Mathematics 8. Technology and Sustainability 9. Facing Both Ways Conclusion: "Seeing through Both Eyes" Science