Ecological community: Heterarchical organization in a contemporary agri-food system in Northern Andes
Abstract:
Andean-based archeological evidence suggests the existence of heterarchical pre-Columbian societies organized as egalitarian and resource-specialized communities with the capacity to create and maintain intensive productive systems. Using Stark's analytical framework, we explore the current heterarchical organization of the indigenous Ecuadorian community of Caliata in the context of local cosmovision, identity, and customary institutions. Caliata's heterarchy is expressed by distributed intelligence through diverse and specialized organizational units that are in constant negotiation in order to reach consensus and to procure optimal responses to uncertainty. The organizational factors at play in mobilizing agri-food systems are key to understanding ancient technologies currently used to support sustainable food security.
Año de publicación:
2021
Keywords:
- Ancient terraces
- Agri-food system
- Ecological community
- Heterarchy
- indigenous people
- Sustainable
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Tipo de documento:
Article
Estado:
Acceso restringido
Áreas de conocimiento:
- Ciencias Agrícolas
- Agricultura
Áreas temáticas:
- Economía de la tierra y la energía