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ES321 - Ethnoecology

Description

Environmental knowledge systems of indigenous and other local peoples are increasingly recognized as having relevance in understanding and documenting biological diversity and conservation and in undertaking ecological restoration. The different aspects of local and traditional ecological knowledge and their relationships to western academic knowledge are reviewed and the issues and requirements for applying local knowledge in environmental sustainability are explored.

Units

1.5

Hours: lecture-lab-tutorial

3-0-0

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Earn a minimum grade of B- in each of the following:
      • ES200 - Introduction to Environmental Studies (1.5)
    • minimum second-year standing
  • or permission of the school.

Course offered by

School of Environmental Studies

Course schedules

Summer timetable available: February 15. Fall and Spring timetables available: May 15.

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