Much More Than Firewood: Woody Plants in Household Well-Being Among Rural Communities in Argentina
The use of firewood as an energetic resource in various rural regions of the world is essential for the satisfaction of basic human needs. However, the role of firewood in domestic life and its link to household well-being and food sovereignty have been poorly addressed. In order to investigate thes...
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| author | Doumecq, María Belén Jiménez Escobar, Néstor David Morales, Daniela Vanesa Ladio, Ana Haydee |
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| description | The use of firewood as an energetic resource in various rural regions of the world is essential for the satisfaction of basic human needs. However, the role of firewood in domestic life and its link to household well-being and food sovereignty have been poorly addressed. In order to investigate these aspects, an ethnobotanical study was carried out in three socio-environmental systems of Argentina (Chaco, Pampa, and Patagonia). Quantitative and qualitative data were gathered and analyzed. A total of 78 firewood species were recorded. The main use of firewood is for household heating, followed by food preparation and cooking, and lastly for starting and producing home fires. In total 21 firewood species are preferred over others for their various qualities and biophysical attributes, thus becoming of great cultural importance. From different examples and testimonies, we gather that the link between peoples and firewood transcends the mere utilitarian sphere, giving rise to aspects related to the symbolic, emotional, affective, and culinary, among others. These aspects contribute to the well-being of households and communities. In this way, the different firewood species become central in the domestic sphere, not only in terms of their combustion power, but also because of their importance in social, cultural and food life. |
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| spelling | suquia-ffyh.1753282024-08-02T01:23:15Z Much More Than Firewood: Woody Plants in Household Well-Being Among Rural Communities in Argentina Doumecq, María Belén Jiménez Escobar, Néstor David Morales, Daniela Vanesa Ladio, Ana Haydee BIOCULTURAL USES ETHNOBOTANY FOOD SOVEREIGNTY IDENTITY ROLE https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 The use of firewood as an energetic resource in various rural regions of the world is essential for the satisfaction of basic human needs. However, the role of firewood in domestic life and its link to household well-being and food sovereignty have been poorly addressed. In order to investigate these aspects, an ethnobotanical study was carried out in three socio-environmental systems of Argentina (Chaco, Pampa, and Patagonia). Quantitative and qualitative data were gathered and analyzed. A total of 78 firewood species were recorded. The main use of firewood is for household heating, followed by food preparation and cooking, and lastly for starting and producing home fires. In total 21 firewood species are preferred over others for their various qualities and biophysical attributes, thus becoming of great cultural importance. From different examples and testimonies, we gather that the link between peoples and firewood transcends the mere utilitarian sphere, giving rise to aspects related to the symbolic, emotional, affective, and culinary, among others. These aspects contribute to the well-being of households and communities. In this way, the different firewood species become central in the domestic sphere, not only in terms of their combustion power, but also because of their importance in social, cultural and food life. Fil: Doumecq, María Belén. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Etnobotánica y Botánica Aplicada; Argentina Fil: Jiménez Escobar, Néstor David. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba; Argentina Fil: Morales, Daniela Vanesa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Centro de Investigación Esquel de Montaña y Estepa Patagóica. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco". Facultad de Ciencias Naturales - Sede Esquel. Centro de Investigación Esquel de Montaña y Estepa Patagónica; Argentina Fil: Ladio, Ana Haydee. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina 2023-05 2024-08-02T01:23:15Z 2024-08-02T01:23:15Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/11336/216069 Doumecq, María Belén; Jiménez Escobar, Néstor David; Morales, Daniela Vanesa; Ladio, Ana Haydee; Much More Than Firewood: Woody Plants in Household Well-Being Among Rural Communities in Argentina; SAGE Publications; Journal of Ethnobiology; 43; 2; 5-2023; 101-114 0278-0771 CONICET Digital CONICET https://suquia.ffyh.unc.edu.ar/handle/suquia/175328 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02780771231176065 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1177/02780771231176065 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/ application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf SAGE Publications |
| spellingShingle | BIOCULTURAL USES ETHNOBOTANY FOOD SOVEREIGNTY IDENTITY ROLE https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 Doumecq, María Belén Jiménez Escobar, Néstor David Morales, Daniela Vanesa Ladio, Ana Haydee Much More Than Firewood: Woody Plants in Household Well-Being Among Rural Communities in Argentina |
| title | Much More Than Firewood: Woody Plants in Household Well-Being Among Rural Communities in Argentina |
| title_full | Much More Than Firewood: Woody Plants in Household Well-Being Among Rural Communities in Argentina |
| title_fullStr | Much More Than Firewood: Woody Plants in Household Well-Being Among Rural Communities in Argentina |
| title_full_unstemmed | Much More Than Firewood: Woody Plants in Household Well-Being Among Rural Communities in Argentina |
| title_short | Much More Than Firewood: Woody Plants in Household Well-Being Among Rural Communities in Argentina |
| title_sort | much more than firewood woody plants in household well being among rural communities in argentina |
| topic | BIOCULTURAL USES ETHNOBOTANY FOOD SOVEREIGNTY IDENTITY ROLE https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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