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Acoustic Environments in Change – a multi-disciplinary project

Published on October 19, 2004 by lorenz Posted in anthropology (general), anthropology in the news, ecology nature, fieldwork / methods, music

Department of Music Anthropology, University of Tampere (Finland)

The Department of Music Anthropology is an indisputable pioneer of soundscape research in Finland. “The word has been used to describe the field of sounds that surrounds us: noise, music, the sounds of nature, people and technology”, PhD Helmi Järviluoma explains.

The Department of Music Anthropology takes part in an international project where the researchers and artists study the soundscapes of six European villages and the changes in their soundscapes. >> continue or go directly to the multimedia presentation Acoustic Environments in Change!

Department of Music Anthropology, University of Tampere (Finland)

The Department of Music Anthropology is an indisputable pioneer of soundscape research in Finland. "The word has been used to describe the field of sounds that surrounds us: noise, music, the sounds of…

James Acheson the 2004 winner of American Anthropological Association’s award

Published on October 15, 2004 by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, ecology nature, fieldwork / methods, Northern America, persons and theories

Eurek Alert

University of Maine anthropology and marine sciences professor James Acheson has been named the 2004 winner of the American Anthropological Association’s Kimball award for effecting change in public policy. Acheson will receive the Award at the association’s annual meeting in San Francisco in November.

“In the past few years, my primary contribution has been to use ‘rational choice theory’ to show under what conditions groups of people will and will not develop rules to conserve the resources on which their livelihood depends,” Acheson says. “This has led me into a far more theoretical realm – namely trying to understand the circumstances under which people develop rules in general.”

Acheson has studied the system of self governance in the Maine lobster industry and has chronicled the circumstances under which lobster fishermen developed informal rules and lobbied for formal laws to conserve the lobster stock. >> continue

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University of Maine anthropology and marine sciences professor James Acheson has been named the 2004 winner of the American Anthropological Association's Kimball award for effecting change in public policy. Acheson will receive the Award at the association's annual meeting…

Crop Diversity Continues Thanks to Modern, Traditional Practices

Published on June 22, 2004 by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, development empowerment, ecology nature

UC Davis News

Peruvian peasants, Italian consumers and California peach farmers are all helping to promote crop diversity in unexpected ways, says a UC Davis anthropologist who studies agriculture >>continue

UC Davis News

Peruvian peasants, Italian consumers and California peach farmers are all helping to promote crop diversity in unexpected ways, says a UC Davis anthropologist who studies agriculture >>continue

Local taboos could save the seas

Published on May 26, 2004 by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, culture traditions, ecology nature, Pacific Oceania

New Scientist

The island nations of the south-western Pacific are considering allowing citizens to reclaim legal control of their local seas, in the hope they can use their traditional knowledge, customs and laws to protect fish stocks and biodiversity >>continue
(link via Ethno::log)

New Scientist