Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/12764
Title: Alternative System Views of Climate Change in the Central West of New South Wales (Australia)
Contributor(s): Pollino, Carmel A (author); Tighe, Matthew  (author)orcid ; Cuddy, Susan M (author); Whitfield, Shona (author)
Publication Date: 2007
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/12764
Abstract: The interrelationships between humans and nature are an essential element of the culture of Aboriginal peoples. In contrast to 'western' or 'European' utilitarian views of ecosystems, Aboriginal peoples value landscapes in a more integrated and holistic style. Following European settlement of Australia, policies and actions for natural resource management resulted in fragmentation of people from their landscape and fragmentation in the management of natural resources. This contrasts with the Aboriginal people's holistic view of the land. Holistic system views are more akin to the modern approach to sustainable development of landscapes; however, our understanding and our actions in managing landscapes are still disjointed. Increasingly, the knowledge of Aboriginal people and their approaches to natural resource management (NRM) are being recognised in the governance structures of Australia. Climate change is an emerging threat to both humans and natural systems, particularly in environments already stressed by past land management practices. In this paper, we present both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal conceptual understandings of a system under the threat of climate change, and we discuss how Aboriginal knowledge can add to our understanding of climate change impacts in Australia. Our focus area is the Central West of NSW, a system with a developed rural economy and ecological values of international significance.
Publication Type: Conference Publication
Conference Details: MODSIM07: International Congress on Modelling and Simulation - Land, Water and Environmental Management: Integrated Systems for Sustainability, Christchurch, New Zealand, 10th - 13th December, 2007
Source of Publication: Proceedings of MODSIM 2007 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, p. 643-649
Publisher: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand (MSSANZ)
Place of Publication: Canberra, Australia
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 050101 Ecological Impacts of Climate Change
050201 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Environmental Knowledge
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 960311 Social Impacts of Climate Change and Variability
960303 Climate Change Models
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication
Publisher/associated links: http://mssanz.org.au/MODSIM07/papers/11_s57/AlternativeSystem_s57_Pollino_.pdf
http://mssanz.org.au/MODSIM07/MODSIM07.htm
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