Science and Sustainability
Learning from Indigenous Wisdom
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology, Nature
| Author: | J. Hendry | ISBN: | 9781137430069 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | September 18, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | J. Hendry |
| ISBN: | 9781137430069 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | September 18, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
