Abstract

In this article, I will address the opportunities and challenges of multimedia tools in climate impact research. I will show, how in the time of the Anthropocene, local environmental knowledge, its underlying perceptions of nature, and the resulting handling strategies of climate-related risks may be integrated into an adaptive governance approach. The presented research is based on his anthropological fieldwork in a high Alpine region of Switzerland. Participatory GIS mapping (PGIS) and ethnographic immersion in the local society (participatory observation, un- and semi-structured interviews) are the primary research methods used. Based on applied visual anthropological methods, PGIS is a cartographic approach that integrates local perceptions and strategies of action drawn from interviews and participant observation. One of the principal outcomes of this research is an interactive multimedia map, which combines video and audio material with geo-referenced data. The map offers a possibility for visualizing the hidden structures of culturally specific environmental knowledge by directly linking research results, images, as well as audio and video sources with specific locations in the high mountain areas where the research was conducted.

Presenters

Christian Reichel
Research Associate , Dynamics of Communication, Knowledge and Spatial Development, Leibniz-Institut für Raumbezogene Sozialforschung e.V. (IRS), Brandenburg, Germany

Details

Presentation Type

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

Human Impacts and Impacts on Humans

KEYWORDS

Transdisciplinarity, Multimedia Mapping, Local Environmental Knowledge, Environmental Anthropology

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