Landscape Ethnoecology

Concepts of Biotic and Physical Space

Leslie Main Johnson, Eugene S. Hunn, Leslie Main Johnson, Eugene S. Hunn

• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Year: 2010
• Print ISBN: 9780857456328
• eBook ISBN: 9781845458041
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Environmental Science
• Index: Biological Sciences

Although anthropologists and cultural geographers have explored "place" in various senses, little cross-cultural examination of "kinds of place," or ecotopes, has been presented from an ethno-ecological perspective. In this volume, indigenous and local understandings of landscape are investigated in order to better understand how human communities relate to their terrestrial and aquatic resources. The contributors go beyond the traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) literature and offer valuable insights on ecology and on land and resources management, emphasizing the perception of landscape above the level of species and their folk classification. Focusing on the ways traditional people perceive and manage land and biotic resources within diverse regional and cultural settings, the contributors address theoretical issues and present case studies from North America, Mexico, Amazonia, tropical Asia, Africa and Europe.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Introduction
• Part 1: Theoretical Perspectives
• Part 2: Landscape Classification: Ecotopes, Biotopes, Landscape Elements, and Forest Types
• Part 3: Linkages and Meanings of Landscapes and Cultural Landscapes
• Part 4: Conclusions
• Notes on Contributors
• Index