Book description
Three hundred years ago, intellectuals of the European Enlightenment constructed a mythology of technology. Influenced by a confluence of humanism, colonialism, and racism, this mythology ignored local wisdom and indigenous innovation, deeming it primitive. Today, we have slowly come to realize that the legacy of this mythology is haunting us.ā¦
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Lo-TEK is an abbreviation for Traditional Ecological Knowledge, something contemporary societies lack.
Today, sustainable design strategies often employ complex technological approachesāsuch as double-glazed facades with automated shading devices. And yet such methods are typically energy- and material-intensive.
For millennia before industrialization, indigenous societies developed sophisticated material practices based on multigenerational wisdom about local ecosystems and climate. In this book, the author investigates remarkable indigenous approaches in 18 countries that are still practiced today. The living root bridges in Northern India are not to be missed.
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