Handbook of research on protecting and managing global indigenous knowledge systems / Rendani Tshifhumulo and Tshimangadzo Justice Makhanikhe, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tshifhumulo, Rendani, 1973- editor.

Makhanikhe, Tshimangadzo, 1976- editor.

Series:

Advances in religious and cultural studies (ARCS) book series.

Advances in religious and cultural studies (ARCS) book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnoscience--Research.

Ethnoscience.

Traditional ecological knowledge--Research.

Traditional ecological knowledge.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 461 pages : illustrations, map

Place of Publication:

Hershey, Pennsylvania : Information Science Reference, an imprint of IGI Global, [2022]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"This book will support researchers and lecturers who teaches Indigenous Knowledge Systems in institutions of higher learning and in other contexts and environments, intended as a tool for the preservation and promotion of indigenous knowledge through research"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Section 1. Indigenous knowledge and climate change. Chapter 1. The role of Indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) in climate change ; Chapter 2. The role of Indigenous knowledge in adaptation to climate change in the northern mountain of Vietnam ; Chapter 3. The fight against climate change from an Indigenous system perspective

Section 2. Indigenous knowledge and food security systems. Chapter 4. Exploring Vhavenda Indigenous food practices and knowledge contributions to food (in)security ; Chapter 5. The Indigenous roles of women in household food security in Limpopo Province: implications for reducing hunger and malnutrition

Section 3. Indigenous healthcare systems. Chapter 6. Indigenous plants used for primary healthcare by the members of a rural community in Limpopo Province, South Africa ; Chapter 7. An ontology-based Indigenous knowledge management portal for subfertility of females ; Chapter 8. History and philosophy of bioprospecting in Bangladesh: experience from the Rakhain Indigenous people

Section 4. Science and technology. Chapter 9. Implications of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) on the development of indigenous languages of South Africa: challenges and opportunities ; Chapter 10. Exploring the science of Vhavenda traditional architectural design and building technology

Section 5. Indigenous knowledge management and preservation. Chapter 11. Constitutional provision in protecting and managing indigenous knowledge systems: a case from Rakhain community in Bangladesh ; Chapter 12. Strategies to manage and preserve Indigenous knowledge ; Chapter 13. The importance of underpinning Indigenous research using African indigenous philosophies: perspectives from Indigenous scholars ; Chapter 14. The role and significance of traditional leadership in South African local governance

Section 6. Indigenous education. Chapter 15. Education and epistemicide in Africa: towards an Ubuntu-based comprehensive model of education ; Chapter 16. Survival of the fittest protection of Indigenous knowledge ; Chapter 17. Digital preservation of Indigenous knowledge in South African rural communities ; Chapter 18. Depicting the Vhavenda women initiation schools and their cultural practices in Limpopo Province ; Chapter 19. Re-thinking the role of Indigenous systems in life skills education among the youth of local communities

Section 7. Signs and symbols. Chapter 20. The use of signs and symbols in communication amongst the Vhavenda.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Handbook of research on protecting and managing global indigenous knowledge systems

ISBN:

9781799874935

1799874931

9781799874942

179987494X

OCLC:

1248599343