The role of traditional knowledge in sustainable rural livelihoods: a case from the satoyama ecosystems, Noto Peninsula, Japan

• Autorzy: Cetinkaya G.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Traditional knowledge (TK) has been the long-standing information, traditions, practices and informal institution that have affirmed identity of local communities and have directed towards the sustainable management of the satoyama ecosystems located in the Noto Peninsula, Japan. Unfortunately, the role of TK in sustainable community development and livelihoods has been ignored in development planning in the region over years. Such neglect has led to the degradation of the satoyama ecosystems, unsustainable livelihoods and decline of TK in the Peninsula. Accordingly, this paper explores the role of TK in sustainable community development and livelihoods in the satoyama ecosystems in the Noto Peninsula, Japan. The study analyzes the concept of sustainable livelihoods approach with a particular reference to TK system in the Peninsula. This analysis shows that the sustainable livelihoods approach does not adequately address the significance of TK in the sustainable community development in the Peninsula. However, there is a need for understanding the viability of TK as a potential tool in sustainable community development and livelihoods and also revitalization of the satoyama ecosystems in the Peninsula.

Słowa kluczowe

PL

ekosystem; zrównoważone zarządzanie; rozwój zrównoważony; Japonia; rewitalizacja

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Politechniki Częstochowskiej
• Czasopismo: Budownictwo o Zoptymalizowanym Potencjale Energetycznym
• Rocznik: 2010
• Tom: nr (7)
• Strony: 51--57
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 26 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Cetinkaya G.

• European University of Lefke, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences & Technologies Department of Landscape Architecture, Turkey

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