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- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Copyright
- © Berghahn Books
- ISSN
- 2150-6779
- eISSN
- 2150-6787
- DOI
- 10.3167/ares.2016.070107
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
In recent years, Social Network Analysis (SNA) has increasingly been applied to the study of complex human-plant relations. This quantitative approach has ennabled a better understanding of (1) how social networks help explain agrobiodiversity management, and (2) how social relations influence the transmission of local ecological knowledge (LEK) related to plants. In this paper, we critically review the most recent works pertaining to these two lines of research. First, our results show that this fast-developing literature proposes new insights on local agrobiodiversity management mechanisms, as well as on the ways seed exchange systems are articulated around other social relationships, such as kinship. Second, current works show that inter-individual connections affect LEK transmission, the position of individuals in networks being related to the LEK they hold. We conclude by stressing the importance of combining this method with comprehensive approaches and longitudinal data collection to develop deeper insights into human-plant relations.
Journal
Environment and Society – Berghahn Books
Published: Sep 1, 2016