Resilience of traditional knowledge systems: The case of agricultural knowledge in home gardens of the Iberian Peninsula

Biodiversity management in Ghana has been largely driven by scientific conservation models. The time-tested and useful traditional conservation ethos in the Ghanaian cultural and artistic elements such as festivals, proverbs, cosmological belief systems and taboos are often watered down by conservationists in biodiversity conservation schemes. This is due to conservationists’ lack of clear-cut guidelines on how to effectively utilize the traditional knowledge systems in complementing the scientific conservation models they are well versed. The developed traditional biodiversity strategy was based on the findings from a robust phenomenological study conducted among purposively and randomly sampled key stakeholders in biodiversity management in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The document aims at offering comprehensive information and guidelines to conservationists on effective ways of implementing traditional knowledge systems in biodiversity conservation issues in Ghana. It ultimately aims at filling the dearth in traditional knowledge systems that have been an age-long problem for the conservation ministries and agencies in Ghana. The informative directions in the developed traditional biodiversity strategy would offer another lens to addressing conservation issues in Ghana while acting as a viable complement to the scientific models. This would ultimately maximize and enrich the conservation strategies for managing Ghana’s biodiversity.

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Sustainable and traditional technologies in Kutahya historic houses and their contribution to circularity: the case of Lajos Kossuth house

VITRUVIO - International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability ◽

10.4995/vitruvio-ijats.2021.15452 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 92

Author(s):

Betül Ankaralıgil ◽

Gülşen Dişli

Keyword(s):

Traditional Knowledge ◽

Energy Demand ◽

Knowledge Systems ◽

Service Systems ◽

Historic Buildings ◽

Construction Technology ◽

Building Systems ◽

Heritage Buildings ◽

Cradle To Cradle

<p>It is important to preserve historic buildings in their original conditions, not only to protect building integrity but also to sustain Traditional Knowledge Systems. As stated by ICCROM, those Traditional Knowledge Systems play an important role in the conservation and management of heritage. Among them, building service systems including heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting, drainage, and their architectural construction technology help sustain heritage buildings and extend their life cycle with a minimum level of energy demand. Passive survivability means also contribute to comfort conditions, opening new scenarios for the designing of contemporary buildings. Hence, in this research, first, traditional Kutahya houses were examined in terms of their construction, technology, and architecture. Then, among them, Lajos Kossuth House, dated the 18<sup>th</sup> century, has been chosen as an exemplary to investigate its traditional building service systems in more detail from the point of circularity in construction, their contribution to circular economy, Cradle to Cradle (C2C) strategies, and design for adaptability principles (DfA). It is observed that they are mostly in a well-preserved condition in terms of both function and character-defining features. However, after 1982, during its refurbishment work to be used as a museum, some of its original details, especially the ones related to waste and clean water were destroyed. To be able to sustain and protect the rest of the original service systems and related architectural construction details in this case study building, they should first be documented, well defined and their recognition should be increased to serve as a model for the maintenance of similar building systems. In addition, it might be possible to transfer the knowledge of those passive survivability means and circular construction principles to contemporary buildings.</p>

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The Architectural Tradition of Ponnani, Kerala: A Historic Malabar Port Town

Journal of Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism ◽

10.51303/jtbau.vi2.526 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 385-396

Author(s):

Swathy V Subramanian

Keyword(s):

Traditional Knowledge ◽

Arabian Sea ◽

Knowledge Systems ◽

Future Generations ◽

Historic Buildings ◽

Heritage Sites ◽

Adaptive Use ◽

Malabar Coast ◽

Architectural Tradition ◽

The Relationship

Ponnani, a historic port town located at the mouth of the Bharathappuzha River on the Arabian Sea, was a prominent trading center on the Malabar coast of Kerala, India, in the 15th and 16th centuries. It is one of Malabar’s few surviving historic towns, with its heritage sites intact along with its building types, historic streets and alleys, local culture, and traditions. But some of its historic buildings are on the verge of dereliction and need immediate attention. This study attempts to convey an understanding of Ponnani, with an analysis based on field visits and existing literature. The relationship between the region’s architecture and landscape and current threats to its heritage is explored. Its vanishing traditional knowledge systems and vernacular architectural types are also discussed, in what may serve as a reference for adaptive use by future generations.

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Dutcher's Impact: Wolastioqiyik Lintuwakonawa as a Case Study for the role of Music in Preserving Traditional Knowledge

Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management ◽

10.5931/djim.v15i0.8982 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 15 ◽

Author(s):

Kathryn E. Newhook

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Traditional Knowledge ◽

Technical Skill ◽

Knowledge Systems ◽

Dynamic Nature ◽

Diverse Field ◽

Information Professionals ◽

Knowledge Preservation

Knowledge Management is a diverse field of study, dealing in the facilitation of knowledge sharing, the creation of knowledge systems, knowledge transfer, and knowledge preservation. Information professionals play an important role in helping these processes happen. Equally important is the preservation of Traditional Knowledge. Recognized as the knowledge Indigenous people have accrued over millennia, and formed through their interactions with their environment, Traditional Knowledge and its preservation also fall into the world of Knowledge Management. The performance of a piece of music is the manifestation of knowledge and, in the case of Jeremy Dutcher, is a form of knowledge preservation. Traditional Knowledge’s more fluid and dynamic nature is preserved in Dutcher’s 2018 album Wolastioqiyik Lintuwakonawa, where the artist creates a conversation between technical skill and the knowledge and language of the album. In the case of this paper, Dutcher’s album serves as an example of the way Traditional Knowledge can impact and provide new tools to the information profession and world of Knowledge Management.

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Using agricultural knowledge systems: From an institutional approach to a functional extension model

European Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension ◽

10.1080/13892249685300211 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 75-84 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

S. Brunold ◽

U. Scheuermeier

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Systems ◽

Institutional Approach ◽

Agricultural Knowledge ◽

Extension Model ◽

Functional Extension

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A framework for strengthening agricultural knowledge systems for improved accessibility of agricultural knowledge in Morogoro Region of Tanzania

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science ◽

10.1177/0961000617742456 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 51 (3) ◽

pp. 629-642

Author(s):

Wulystan Pius Mtega ◽

Mpho Ngoepe

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Creation ◽

Agricultural Extension ◽

Knowledge Systems ◽

Communication Tools ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Knowledge Processes ◽

Agricultural Knowledge ◽

Knowledge Infrastructure ◽

Knowledge Accessibility ◽

Improve Access

Access to agricultural knowledge has been a serious challenge among farmers in Tanzania. To overcome this, various strategies have been implemented, but few have managed to limit the effect of the problem. The current study was set to design a framework for strengthening agricultural knowledge systems (AKS) with the view to improve access to agricultural knowledge among agricultural stakeholders in Tanzania. Furthermore, the study identified actors in agricultural knowledge systems and determined factors influencing the efficiency of AKS. Quantitative data was collected through questionnaires directed to 314 farmers and 57 AKS actors among agricultural researchers, agricultural extension staff, policy makers, village executives and input suppliers. Findings indicate that individual experience and involvement of actors influence agricultural knowledge creation. Accessibility of agricultural knowledge was influenced by: awareness of knowledge and its sources, ownership of communication tools, affordability of mobile phone tariffs, level of development of knowledge infrastructure, time that radio/TV agricultural programmes were aired, membership in farmers’ groups/associations and provision of agricultural extension services. To strengthen usage of AKS, this study proposes a framework for improving the performance of agricultural knowledge processes and knowledge accessibility. It is hoped that the framework will assist in guiding agricultural actors in sharing knowledge.

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Decolonizing Research Practice

The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199811755.013.019 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 178-192 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Michael Evans ◽

Adrian Miller ◽

Peter J. Hutchinson ◽

Carlene Dingwall

Keyword(s):

Traditional Knowledge ◽

Indigenous Peoples ◽

Indigenous Communities ◽

Knowledge Systems ◽

Indigenous Research ◽

Research Practice ◽

Research Results ◽

Dissemination Of Research ◽

General Improvement ◽

Indigenous Methods

Indigenous approaches to research are fundamentally rooted in the traditions and knowledge systems of Indigenous peoples themselves, although Indigenous methodologies and methods have become both systems for generating knowledge and ways of responding to the processes of colonization. Very specific Indigenous methods emerge from language, culture, and worldview. This chapter describes two such Indigenous research approaches drawn from the work of two Indigenous scholars with their communities in Australia and Canada. Although creative and new, these approaches draw deeply from their communities and thus express and enact traditional knowledge systems in contemporary terms. This approach may result in more pertinent research, better take-up and dissemination of research results, and a general improvement in the situations of Indigenous communities and peoples.

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