The Centre for Bioactive Discovery in Health and Ageing: Science and Technology, University of New England, Armidale, Australia.
Ecohealth. 2012 Sep;9(3):315-27. doi: 10.1007/s10393-012-0782-6. Epub 2012 Jul 10.
Interest in preserving the cultural knowledge of Aboriginal Australians continues to rise. Various studies have erupted which aim to redefine knowledge that was once lost or obscured in writing and hitherto ignored. Recognising and acknowledging the traditional Aboriginal knowledge of the Australian environment helps to strengthen Aboriginal identity and gives credibility to the rising paradigm of ecotechnology in historic pre-European Australia. This review aims to establish knowledge of a traditional awareness of factors leading towards eutrophication in water resource management. Journals from pioneering explorers were examined for evidence of cyanobacterial blooms and examples of Aboriginal water resource management practices that aimed at avoiding health threats from poor water quality. Some cultural practices, focused on water resource management, are discussed with brief mentioned of the Waugal. It is concluded that in some cases the incorporation of scientific laws into mythology is a form of conceptual modelling compatible with science if examined carefully.
人们对保护澳大利亚原住民文化知识的兴趣持续增长。各种旨在重新定义曾经在文字中丢失或模糊、迄今被忽视的知识的研究如雨后春笋般涌现。承认和认可澳大利亚环境的传统原住民知识有助于增强原住民身份，并为历史上欧洲前的澳大利亚生态技术的兴起提供可信度。本综述旨在建立对水资源管理中导致富营养化的因素的传统认识的知识。为此，检查了先驱探险家的期刊，以寻找蓝藻水华的证据，以及原住民为避免因水质差而造成健康威胁的水资源管理实践的例子。讨论了一些侧重于水资源管理的文化实践，并简要提到了 Waugal。结论是，在某些情况下，如果仔细检查，将科学规律纳入神话是一种与科学兼容的概念模型。
