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22 wrz 2021 · A deeper appreciation of the cultural significance of rivers and cultural interpretations of water governance arrangements will enable appreciation of the diversity of ways of knowing, relating, and utilizing rivers and local solutions to water problems.
4 wrz 2019 · The cases described in this paper illustrate opportunities for the adaptation of existing environmental flow methodologies to achieve greater consideration of river-human relationships, but also underscore the relevance of new approaches that use social and cultural perspectives for framing sustainable ways of living with rivers that can ...
Overview of North American Rivers. North America is dominated by an intricate system of rivers. These rivers are among the longest and the mightiest in the world. They serve as vital lifelines, supporting diverse ecosystems and human settlements.
Popular geographies were serialized in the 1930s with the beginning of the Rivers of America volumes published from 1937 to 1974. Through prose, illustrations, and maps, Rivers of America produced regional forms of geographic lore that celebrated American nationalism.
31 sie 2019 · As this quote reveals, rivers and their waters mediate social relationships through belief systems, cultural identity, institutions, knowledge and technology (Figure 1).
3 mar 2018 · Here, we statistically explore the influence of river networks on patterns of inter-community material culture variation by utilizing spatial, linguistic, and material culture data from linguistically diverse peoples of the Upper Amazon region, using an ethnographic dataset recorded during the early twentieth century.
5 lip 2022 · In this context, achieving an effective balance between river protection and human development is necessary. In this paper, the essential role of rivers is discussed from three aspects: the formation and evolution of rivers, the shaping of biodiversity, and the cultivation of human civilization.
