Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Georgia: A Short History of the Caucasus

ISBN-13: 9780367674922 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 140 str.

Zaal Kikvidze

Opis

This multidisciplinary book develops a synthesis of traditional ecological knowledge in the Caucasus region in Georgia – a hotspot of natural and cultural diversity.

Spis treści

Part 1. Introduction  1. Traditional knowledge and Georgia  Part 2. The prehistoric evolution of traditional ecological knowledge in Georgia  2. Nomadic hunters and gatherers  3. The advent of agriculture  4. Understanding fertility  5. Diversification in response to climate change  Part 3. Traditional ecological knowledge: the historical record  6. Traditional ecological knowledge through historic times  7. Explanation of the diversity of traditional ecological knowledge through history

O autorze

Zaal Kikvidze is Professor of Ecology and Director at the Institute of Ethnobiology and Socioecology at the Ilia State University in Tbilisi, Georgia.