Chinwe Chimezie Uwaoma

Indigenous Knowledge in the Technological Development of Nigeria. Merits and Demerits (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Seminar paper from the year 2021 in the subject African Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 5.0, , language: English, abstract: This text discusses the merits and demerits of indigenous knowledge in the technological development of Nigeria. Indigenous knowledge is an important natural resource that can facilitate the development process of any nation in cost-effective, participatory and sustainable ways. Indigenous knowledge according to Warren has value not only for the culture in which it evolves, but also for scientists and planners striving to improve conditions in different localities but in the rural and urban areas. On the other hand there are also demerits associated with indigenous knowledge as it relates to technological development that can be injurious to the society in which it evolves.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: GRIN Verlag
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783346408099
• Artikelnr.: 61893962

Autorenporträt

Chinwe Chimezie Uwaoma is graduate of Archaeology and Tourism/ English from the University of Nigeria Nsukka. She also has a Masters degree in Anthropology from the University of Ibadan Nigeria. She is currently a Ph.D student at the University of Nigeria Nsukka. She is a renowned scholar with scholarly articles on Heritage Tourism, Tourism and Authenticity and Revitalization in Heritage Tourism. She is married with two children and she lives with her family in Port Harcourt Nigeria.