Mapping from spatial meaning: bridging Hñahñu (Otomi) ecological knowledge and geo-information tools

Mapping from spatial meaning: bridging Hñahñu (Otomi) ecological knowledge and geo-information tools

Abstract Background Hñahñu (Otomi) farmers organize their experiences and ecological learning into a farmland system designed to grow food in areas of scarce water and low soil fertility. The purpose of this paper is to examine Hñahñu concepts and categories pertaining to the farming landscape and t...

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Main Authors: José María León Villalobos, Verónica Vázquez García, Enrique Ojeda Trejo, Michael K. McCall, Juan Hernández Hernández, Gaurav Sinha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Subjects:
Local taxonomy
Landscape categories
Spatial language
Participatory mapping
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13002-019-0329-9

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