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Latin American ethnopedology: A vision of its past, present, and future

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  • Antoinette WinklerPrins
  • Narciso Barrera-Bassols

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Ethnopedology is the study of local knowledge of soil and land management in an ecological perspective. It is an emerging hybrid discipline that is a component of ethnoecology and stands to offer much for land-based studies. This paper reviews the field of ethnopedology in Latin America and compares some of the many case studies from that region. Various literature sources are considered, including the ethnographical, ethnohistorical, archaeological, geographical, agronomic, ethnoecological, and development studies. Our review invokes the theory of ethnoecology that focuses on the linkages between kosmos (beliefs and symbolic representations), corpus (environmental knowledge), and praxis (the set of practical operations through which the material appropriation of nature takes place) of local land-users. The main topics covered are the ethnohistorical and archaeological evidence of ethnopedology, local soil and land classification, local land management systems, local perceptions and beliefs of soil and land resources, and local soil fertility management. After analysing past and present research trends, recommendations are given on how ethnopedological studies can contribute to enhance sustainable land use and management in Latin America. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 2004

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  • Antoinette WinklerPrins & Narciso Barrera-Bassols, 2004. "Latin American ethnopedology: A vision of its past, present, and future," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 21(2), pages 139-156, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:agrhuv:v:21:y:2004:i:2:p:139-156
    DOI: 10.1023/B:AHUM.0000029405.37237.c8
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