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| Pastoral nomads such as West Africa’s Woɗaaɓe are renowned for the impressive environmental knowledge they apply to successfully raise animal herds in arid and variable environments. We looked at such herders’ knowledge not as based on individual learning and expertise but as ultimately social in the sense that it is formed, made available, and linked to pastoral decision making in the public and interactive space of permanent talking, discussing, and negotiating among peers. Drawing on theoretical ideas from science and technology studies, a number of concrete social situations of information management and pastoral decision making were explored in detail to reveal the distinctly social character of... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Fulani; Local environmental knowledge; Niger; Pastoral nomads; Science and technology studies; West Africa; Woɗ Aaɓ E. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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| McKenna, John; Centre for Coastal and Marine Research, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Ulster; j.mckenna@ulster.ac.uk; Quinn, Rory J.; Lecturer in Marine Archaeological Geophysics, Centre for Maritime Archaeology, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Ulster; rj.quinn@ulster.ac.uk; Donnelly, Daniel J.; ;; Cooper, J. Andrew G.; Professor of Coastal Science, Centre for Coastal and Marine Research, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Ulster; jag.cooper@ulster.ac.uk. |
| A mental map of the substrate of Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland, compiled from interviews with local fishermen, is compared with maps produced by science-based techniques. The comparison reveals that the mental map is highly accurate. This finding contrasts with the spatial distortion characteristic of the classic mental map. The accuracy of the Lough Neagh map is attributed to the fact that it is a compendium of the knowledge of several generations, rather than an individual perception. Individual distortions are filtered out, and accuracy is promoted by economic self-interest. High accuracy may be characteristic of the mental maps held by artisanal exploiters of natural resources. |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Geophysical survey; LEK; Local environmental knowledge; Lough Neagh; Mental maps; Northern Ireland; Traditional fishery. |
| Ano: 2008 |
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