Indigenous and local water knowledge, values and practices

Indigenous and local water knowledge, values and practices / Mrittika Basu, Rajarshi DasGupta, editors.

This book provides a knowledge base of the existing Indigenous and local water knowledge, values, and practices, and how this water knowledge can be mainstreamed into the decision-making process. The book not only demonstrates the perks of using Indigenous knowledge but also illustrates the barriers...

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Other Authors: Basu, Mrittika (Editor), Dasgupta, Rajarshi, 1970- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer, [2023]
Subjects:
Ethnoecology.
Ethnoscience.
Water-supply.
Water conservation.
Ethnoecology
Ethnoscience
Water conservation
Water-supply
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Exploring indigenous water knowledge, values and practices: insights and examples
  • 2. A political-economic analysis of water, Indigeneity, and capitalism in the face of climate change
  • Part I. Religious, cultural and spiritual valies of water
  • 3. Water symbolism in Hindu culture
  • 4. Ways of water management in Islam: potential insights for future water governance
  • 5. Water and Shintoism: exploring the link between spirituality and water values in Japan
  • 6. Muslim peoples and the challenges of water security: a socio-anthropological analysis
  • 7. Indigenous water knowledge: religious values and cultural practices
  • Part II. Indigenous and local water practices
  • 8. Bringing back the wisdom: tradition in urban water management
  • 9. Interactions between changing climates and land uses: the case of Urmia Lake, Iran
  • 10. Indigenous water governance systems in a post-colonial state: insights from Zimbabwe
  • 11. Benefits of reviving Indigenous water conservation practices for drought resilience in red and laterite zones of West Bengal, India
  • 12. Local knowledge on water use and water-related ecosystem services in lowland, midland, and upland villages in Mindanao, Philippines
  • 13. Indigenous knowledge, practices, and transformation of drinking water management system: evidence from Munda community of Bangladesh
  • 14.The cultural approach for community-based conservation of river basins: a case study of the Basin School Network, Taiwan
  • 15. Indigenous knowledge and conservation practices for sustainable water management in lateritic Southwest Bengal, India
  • 16. Importance of womens Indigenous knowledge of water conservation and management in Sri Lanka
  • 17. Role of ponds as a local practice in mitigating salinity intrusion threats at coastal aquifer: a case study from Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, India
  • 18. The water cult and conservation in India
  • 19.Concluding reflections on the Indigenous and local water knowledge, values, and practices, and lessons learned.

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