ABSTRACT
The interrelationships between nature and culture have been studied for more than a century, and there are at least three perspectives. The first considered that there is a dependence on the culture of nature. It seems to result largely from anthropological studies of the 1930s and 1940s carried out in the so-called “primitive” societies. The second perspective considered that humanity with its science, technology, and culture dominated nature. Hence scientific and technological advances were essential to achieve change. The third perspective arose in the 1980s and argued that nature and cultures are interrelated systems. Therefore, man must handle nature with greater knowledge and care because his permanence on the planet and the subsequent evolution of the human species depend on it. The worldview of human populations was attuned to agricultural systems and the daily life of the peoples who employed those systems over time.
