Eco-Wisdom in Coexistence with Huai River: Flood, Memory and Sustainability

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the application of eco-wisdom to environmental sustainability. Small-scale eco-wisdom has received much attention in recent years because local practices tend to better reflect the characteristics of the environment. In this study, the texts of the in-depth interviews were coded into three stages to define three sub-categories including flooding disaster, relocation and returning to the homeland, regeneration of the living environment, and six property-dimension including disaster and losses, relocation and returning to the homeland, infrastructure, and agricultural reform. It is found that in the event of natural disasters, residents in the study area accepted and adapted flooding as a survival strategy, developed the ability to observe the environment well, improved the sensitivity of disaster awareness, and carried out agricultural reforms in the coexistence of flooding. These practices jointly shape an environmentally sustainable eco-wisdom.