Table 1 Inter-generational variation on environmental perception
From: The cultural dimension of environment: Ethnoscientific study on Santhal community in eastern India
Elements of environmental perception | Descriptions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Young age | Middle age | Old age | |
Recognition of environment | Physical resources and natural resources | Physical resources and natural resources | Source of livelihood and life survival, physical, natural resources and spiritual recognition |
Interpretation of the environment | Physical infrastructures, plants, animals | Human beings, land, plants, animals and Physical infrastructures | Physical infrastructure, human beings, animals, plants, place attachment, sense of respect, accessibility of environmental resources |
Utilitarian aspect | Economic value | Food and economic value | Economic, food, medicinal and religious value |
Possession of traditional knowledge | Little | Moderate | Moderate to high |
Protection measures taken on environmental resource conservation | Limited access toward the dense forest, soil and water conservation practice, cultural hunting | Limited access toward the dense forest, soil and water conservation practice, cultural hunting | Promoting traditional knowledge and customary laws regarding protection measures, |