Telling stories: exploring the relationship between myths and ecological wisdom

This paper proposes that “myths” and myth-making can provide a framework for not only capturing ecological wisdom within its specialist domains, but also transmitting it as actionable knowledge beyond the boundaries of those domains. It argues that understanding the relationship between myth and “wi...

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Main Author: Eidinow, Esther
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Published: Elsevier 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35659/
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description This paper proposes that “myths” and myth-making can provide a framework for not only capturing ecological wisdom within its specialist domains, but also transmitting it as actionable knowledge beyond the boundaries of those domains. It argues that understanding the relationship between myth and “wisdoms” can lead to a powerful process for thinking about ecological futures, which may be realized through a strategic process such as scenario- planning.
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spelling nottingham-356592020-05-04T17:49:52Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35659/ Telling stories: exploring the relationship between myths and ecological wisdom Eidinow, Esther This paper proposes that “myths” and myth-making can provide a framework for not only capturing ecological wisdom within its specialist domains, but also transmitting it as actionable knowledge beyond the boundaries of those domains. It argues that understanding the relationship between myth and “wisdoms” can lead to a powerful process for thinking about ecological futures, which may be realized through a strategic process such as scenario- planning. Elsevier 2016-05-27 Article PeerReviewed Eidinow, Esther (2016) Telling stories: exploring the relationship between myths and ecological wisdom. Landscape and Urban Planning, 155 . pp. 47-52. ISSN 0169-2046 Myths; Stories; Scenarios; Wisdom; Phronesis; Indigenous knowledge http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204616300536 doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.04.014 doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.04.014
spellingShingle Myths; Stories; Scenarios; Wisdom; Phronesis; Indigenous knowledge
Eidinow, Esther
Telling stories: exploring the relationship between myths and ecological wisdom
title Telling stories: exploring the relationship between myths and ecological wisdom
title_full Telling stories: exploring the relationship between myths and ecological wisdom
title_fullStr Telling stories: exploring the relationship between myths and ecological wisdom
title_full_unstemmed Telling stories: exploring the relationship between myths and ecological wisdom
title_short Telling stories: exploring the relationship between myths and ecological wisdom
title_sort telling stories: exploring the relationship between myths and ecological wisdom
topic Myths; Stories; Scenarios; Wisdom; Phronesis; Indigenous knowledge
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