Livelihoods, Nature-Culture And Counter-Mapping Case Study
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Livelihoods, Nature-Culture & Counter-Mapping
Problem Area
With the spreading of knowledge through the internet, DIY manuals on fx drones and the management of diversification of assets has never been easier.
But how does all kinds of communities by rainforests treat these new possibilities, when confronted with the spreading of knowledge and technology and how does it affect their culture?
Research Q: How does communities by rainforests utilize new-found assets (technology/information)?
WQ1: How does the spreading of knowledge and technology affect their values and culture?
WQ2: How does the spreading of knowledge and technology affect their their standard of living?
Livelihoods
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(Rundstrom, 314). The term ”Counter-mapping' was coined by Prof. Nancy Peluso” (Rundstrom, 2009, p. 314), who used it, when local wildlife activists fought for the rights of their local forest, against the (Indonesian) state forest managers. It was used to map abuses and to legitimize their rights to the forest – now, when almost every cellphone has a GPS and a tracking history, they could have mapped out precisely where the local populous in the forest had moved for a longer duration of time, and therefore legitimize their claim. This is precisely what a lot of indigenous people do, when facing threats of land disposition (Rundstrom, p.316) Scholars have used counter-mapping to better understand ”development theory, postcolonialism and... theories of culture change” (Rundstrom, p. 315). It can also be used in conflict situation, to map out enemy soldier, using their cellphones, like in the case of the current Ukraine conflict, where several Russian soldiers were located on Ukrainian
Livelihoods, Nature-Culture & Counter-Mapping
Problem Area
With the spreading of knowledge through the internet, DIY manuals on fx drones and the management of diversification of assets has never been easier.
But how does all kinds of communities by rainforests treat these new possibilities, when confronted with the spreading of knowledge and technology and how does it affect their culture?
Research Q: How does communities by rainforests utilize new-found assets (technology/information)?
WQ1: How does the spreading of knowledge and technology affect their values and culture?
WQ2: How does the spreading of knowledge and technology affect their their standard of living?
Livelihoods
The concept of livelihoods is about different …show more content…
(Rundstrom, 314). The term ”Counter-mapping' was coined by Prof. Nancy Peluso” (Rundstrom, 2009, p. 314), who used it, when local wildlife activists fought for the rights of their local forest, against the (Indonesian) state forest managers. It was used to map abuses and to legitimize their rights to the forest – now, when almost every cellphone has a GPS and a tracking history, they could have mapped out precisely where the local populous in the forest had moved for a longer duration of time, and therefore legitimize their claim. This is precisely what a lot of indigenous people do, when facing threats of land disposition (Rundstrom, p.316) Scholars have used counter-mapping to better understand ”development theory, postcolonialism and... theories of culture change” (Rundstrom, p. 315). It can also be used in conflict situation, to map out enemy soldier, using their cellphones, like in the case of the current Ukraine conflict, where several Russian soldiers were located on Ukrainian