Connecting landscape conservation and management with traditional ecological kn...

• Autor(es): Carvalho, Ana Maria ; Frazão-Moreira, Amélia ; Ramos, Margarida Telo
• Data: 2010
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10198/3776
• Origem: Biblioteca Digital do IPB
• Assunto(s): Cultural landscape; Heritage; Landscape change and dynamics; Landscape value; TEK; Portuguese ethnobotany
• Tipo de Documento: Documento de conferência
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

Ethnobotanical surveys conducted in Trás-os-Montes highlighted a renewed interest in cultural and heritage values of landscapes. Landscape diversity is mostly based on traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and practices that, since a long time ago, interacted with natural processes. Rural contexts face social and economical constraints and landscapes are change accordingly. This poster aims to describe recent landscape changes at a local scale and people’ perceptions. Moreover, to discuss local conceptions as important tools for landscape conservation and management