Paisaje Del Desarrollo. La ecología de las tecnologías andinas

Herrera Alexander () and Maurizio Alì ()
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Herrera Alexander: Departamento de Antropologia - UNIANDES - Universidad de los Andes [Bogota]
Maurizio Alì: EASTCO - Sociétés Traditionnelles et Contemporaines en Océanie (EA 4241) - UPF - Université de la Polynésie Française

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Abstract: The abandonment of indigenous and traditional ways of relating to the landscape and making use of the environment are historically tied, since the epoch of conquest, to the imposition of development models that respond to foreign demands. Social scientists have variously integrated the concept of development as an analytical tool, with differing foci and applications, despite a broader and persistent tendency to relate the idea chiefy to economic growth and eschew social progress. This paper critically addresses the theoretical implications of an ecological approach to the recovery of indigenous technologies in the Andean area, on the basis of experiences in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. Its objective is to learn from past mistakes and recast the recovery of indigenous technologies as an effective strategy to articulate viable alternatives for local communities in the fields of agriculture, herding and agroforestry.

Keywords: Ethnography; Sustainable Development; Indigenous Knowledge; Agroforestry; Agriculture; Indigenous ecological knowledges and practices; Ecosophy; Inca Archaeology; Maritime adaptation; El Niño; Silvicultural systems; Ecuador archaeology; Colombia archaeology; Argentina archaeology; Herding; Peruvian Archaeology; Indigenous Technologies; Archaeology; Indigenous Studies; Development Studies; Climate Change; Geoarchaeology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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Published in Antipoda, 2009, 8, pp.169-194

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