The role of culture and traditional knowledge in climate change adaptation: Insights from East Kimberley, Australia

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 623-632

  Leonard, Sonia ^a   Parsons, Meg ^a   Olawsky, Knut ^b   Kofod, Frances ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Mirima Dawang Woorlab gerring Language and Culture Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Australia; Culture; Indigenous peoples; Traditional ecological knowledge; Worldviews

Indexed keywords

BASELINE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTURAL TRADITION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE USE; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

AUSTRALIA; KIMBERLEY BASIN; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84877065771     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2013.02.012     Document Type: Article

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