Cultural Ecologies
The term oekologie was coined in 1866 by the German biologist Ernst Haeckel. The word is derived from the Greek οικος (oikos, "household") and λόγος (logos, "study"); therefore the original definition of "ecology" means the "study of the household [of nature]"
The term oekologie was coined in 1866 by the German biologist Ernst Haeckel. The word is derived from the Greek οικος (oikos, "household") and λόγος (logos, "study"); therefore the original definition of "ecology" means the "study of the household [of nature]"
Ecology originally referred to the interrelationships between living creatures and their habitats, but over the years the term has been generalised to mean the set of relationships existing between any complex system and its surroundings.
Ecology originally referred to the interrelationships between living creatures and their habitats, but over the years the term has been generalised to mean the set of relationships existing between any complex system and its surroundings.
Cultural ecology is the study of the distribution and abundance of people and the interactions between them and their biophysical environment. A cultural ecosystem defines a particular biophysical environment and its human inhabitants functioning together as a productive society. This occurs with respect to the expression of its ideas, customs, and social behaviour in a habitat associated with a particular community of plants and animals, which are the basis of human productivity.
Cultural ecology is the study of the distribution and abundance of people and the interactions between them and their biophysical environment. A cultural ecosystem defines a particular biophysical environment and its human inhabitants functioning together as a productive society. This occurs with respect to the expression of its ideas, customs, and social behaviour in a habitat associated with a particular community of plants and animals, which are the basis of human productivity.
These ecologies and their ecosystems all promote the use of concept maps and mind maps as aids to comprehension of the whole. This type of mapping system begins with a main idea or subject that then branches out to show how it can be broken down into specific topics with connections between them.
These ecologies and their ecosystems all promote the use of concept maps and mind maps as aids to comprehension of the whole. This type of mapping system begins with a main idea or subject that then branches out to show how it can be broken down into specific topics with connections between them.
Tim Ingold (2000) in his book “The Perception of the Environment –Essays in Livehood, Dwelling and Skill” describes a human’s skill as the capabilities of action and perception of the whole organic human being –that indissoluble triuvirate of body, mind and spirit- situated in a richly structured environment. He or she is an integral element in an ecology of art. From Ingold’s view, skills, whether technical, social or artistic, are not passed on through generations, but are re-grown in each generation, integrated with the processes governing the development of human selfhood, via training and experience in the performance of particular tasks. According to Ingold, skill is not just technical, since it is a result from the inseparable of body, mind and spirit –thinking and doing. Moreover, experience in a human being is complex. It involves physical and emotional sensations, intellectual apprehension, moral, and aesthetic value judgements as well. All of these amount to individually gained knowledge, that cannot be captured by an ‘intelligent’ machine.
Tim Ingold (2000) in his book “The Perception of the Environment –Essays in Livehood, Dwelling and Skill” describes a human’s skill as the capabilities of action and perception of the whole organic human being –that indissoluble triuvirate of body, mind and spirit- situated in a richly structured environment. He or she is an integral element in an ecology of art. From Ingold’s view, skills, whether technical, social or artistic, are not passed on through generations, but are re-grown in each generation, integrated with the processes governing the development of human selfhood, via training and experience in the performance of particular tasks. According to Ingold, skill is not just technical, since it is a result from the inseparable of body, mind and spirit –thinking and doing. Moreover, experience in a human being is complex. It involves physical and emotional sensations, intellectual apprehension, moral, and aesthetic value judgements as well. All of these amount to individually gained knowledge, that cannot be captured by an ‘intelligent’ machine.
This site explores construction of concept maps and mind maps to define the cultures associated with using natural resources to create textiles, ceramics stained glass and wicker wares and their artistic ecologies.
This site explores construction of concept maps and mind maps to define the cultures associated with using natural resources to create textiles, ceramics stained glass and wicker wares and their artistic ecologies.