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Erschienen in: EcoHealth 3/2012

01.09.2012 | Review

A ‘Cold-Case’ Review of Historic Aboriginal and European-Australian Encounters with Toxic Blooms of Cyanobacteria

verfasst von: Nicholas John Sadgrove

Erschienen in: EcoHealth | Ausgabe 3/2012

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Abstract

Interest in preserving the cultural knowledge of Aboriginal Australians continues to rise. Various studies have erupted which aim to redefine knowledge that was once lost or obscured in writing and hitherto ignored. Recognising and acknowledging the traditional Aboriginal knowledge of the Australian environment helps to strengthen Aboriginal identity and gives credibility to the rising paradigm of ecotechnology in historic pre-European Australia. This review aims to establish knowledge of a traditional awareness of factors leading towards eutrophication in water resource management. Journals from pioneering explorers were examined for evidence of cyanobacterial blooms and examples of Aboriginal water resource management practices that aimed at avoiding health threats from poor water quality. Some cultural practices, focused on water resource management, are discussed with brief mentioned of the Waugal. It is concluded that in some cases the incorporation of scientific laws into mythology is a form of conceptual modelling compatible with science if examined carefully.
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Metadaten
Titel
A ‘Cold-Case’ Review of Historic Aboriginal and European-Australian Encounters with Toxic Blooms of Cyanobacteria
verfasst von
Nicholas John Sadgrove
Publikationsdatum
01.09.2012
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
EcoHealth / Ausgabe 3/2012
Print ISSN: 1612-9202
Elektronische ISSN: 1612-9210
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-012-0782-6

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