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C

Culture


F

Folk culture

Refers to the [localised] lifestyle of a culture. Historically, handed down through oral tradition, it demonstrates the ‘old ways’ over novelty and relates to a sense of community. Folk culture is quite often imbued with a sense of place. If elements of a folk culture are copied by, or moved to, a foreign locale, they will still carry strong connotations of their original place of creation. (Taken from Wikipedia, 2009)

G

Global hectare

One hectare of biologically productive space with world-average productivity. One hectare is roughly the size of a football pitch.

M

Majority world

Refers to the part of the world that used to be called ‘third world’, ‘developing countries’, or the ‘South’.

S

Silver darlings

Title of a book by Neil Gunn about the herring fisheries.