Knowledge Resource Center for Ecological Environment in Arid Area
| Traditional knowledge systems for environmental protection | |
| Bhandari, Sonali | |
| 通讯作者 | Bhandari, S |
| 来源期刊 | INDIAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
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| ISSN | 0972-429X |
| 出版年 | 2016 |
| 卷号 | 15期号:2页码:6-9 |
| 英文摘要 | The genesis of contemporary science coincides with the Renaissance movement in Europe when intellectuals and thinkers began to question the then prevalent orthodox value system. It was the questioning spirit or inclination to doubt that led to inventions and discoveries. However, the vast knowledge base created as a result of probing secrets of nature is not necessarily new to human civilization. Other civilizations have created similar repositories of knowledge.In addition, the novelty of contemporary science lies in triggering the Industrial Revolution, which divided the world into developed and developing nations by endowing the developed world with economic benefits. Yet never before in the history of mankind has scientific advancement caused so much threat to the environment as it has today. The paper examines how revival of traditional knowledge systems has become essential to counter the destruction caused by so called development. The challenges of modern science lie in the inability to integrate results and concepts arising from different levels of analysis, approaches and disciplines. The reductionist approach requires proposing models based on selected variables to explain natural phenomena and testing these models experimentally. On the contrary, traditional knowledge observes nature from a global point of view although strictly linked to the local culture and its predominant philosophy. Experts of pre-colonial Africa were well-versed in soil and climactic conditions required for crops. They had precise knowledge about the tropical flora, desert bushes and had developed a sophisticated classification system of plants. Mayans had developed a sophisticated calendar based on their observations of the Sun and stars. India had invented zero, numeral, and decimal system. The interdisciplinary nature of traditional knowledge and its synthetic and holistic approach may enable new ways of observing and studying complex phenomena. |
| 英文关键词 | Renaissance Colonization Industrial Revolution Interdisciplinary Holistic |
| 类型 | Article |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 收录类别 | ESCI |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000508225600003 |
| WOS类目 | Multidisciplinary Sciences |
| WOS研究方向 | Science & Technology - Other Topics |
| 资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/332059 |
| 作者单位 | [Bhandari, Sonali] Shiv Nadar Univ, 29 Shivalik Apartments, New Delhi 110019, India |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Bhandari, Sonali. Traditional knowledge systems for environmental protection[J],2016,15(2):6-9. |
| APA | Bhandari, Sonali.(2016).Traditional knowledge systems for environmental protection.INDIAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE COMMUNICATION,15(2),6-9. |
| MLA | Bhandari, Sonali."Traditional knowledge systems for environmental protection".INDIAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE COMMUNICATION 15.2(2016):6-9. |
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